Gossia floribunda or Cape ironwood species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is a understorey plant growing to a height of 1 to 6 m (3 ft 3 in to 19 ft 8 in). Found in Cape York Peninsula Australia and also in New Guinea. Small white flowers form in abundance.[1][2]
| Cape ironwood | |
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| Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Gossia |
| Species: | G. floribunda
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| Gossia floribunda | |
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References
edit- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Gossia floribunda". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Gossia floribunda". Queensland Government - Wetland Info. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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