Elaeocarpus reticulatus Sm.

Shrub or tree to 15 m. Branchlets slender, somewhat pubescent, distinctive semicircular leaf scars present and these may have a raised central boss (the remains of fallen inflorescences). Leaf buds resinous. Leaves evergreen, scattered through the crown, simple, (3.5–)5–10(–12) × 1–3(–5) cm, elliptic to oblong or obovate, leathery and glabrous, primary and secondary venation prominent on both surfaces, 6–10 secondary veins on each side of the midvein, margins sharply serrated and with black or brown hair-points, apex acute; petiole (0.2–)0.3–1.8 cm long, straight and slender, slightly swollen at the base. Inflorescences either amongst or below the leaves; racemes 1.5–7 cm long, bearing 5–10 flowers. Flowers pink or white and fragrant, hermaphrodite, 5-merous and to 0.8 cm long; petals split into three irregular lobes that are subsequently split into three or four tapering sections, stamens 15–25. Fruit a globose or ellipsoid drupe, 0.7–1 × 0.5–0.9 cm, blue-grey; endocarp sculptured. Flowering November to December, fruiting January to May (Australia). Coode 1984. Distribution AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania (King Is.), Victoria. Habitat Open eucalypt forest, temperate rain forest and riverine forest between 0 and 850 m asl. USDA Hardiness Zone 8b–9a. Conservation status Not evaluated. Illustration NT320.