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Leptecophylla oxycedrus
Crimson berry is a densely branched, erect shrub or small tree native to coastal Tasmania and southern Victoria, growing 3 to 5 m tall. It is grown mainly for its small white flowers and pale pink berries, and it suits coastal or sheltered garden conditions.
Leptecophylla oxycedrus, commonly referred to as coastal pinkberry or crimson berry, is a medium shrub to large tree native to Tasmania and southern Victoria. It is part of the family Ericaceae and has narrow, pointed leaves, white flowers and pale pink fruits. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Leptecophylla juniperina but has since been raised to the specific level in 2017. The species was originally described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae plantarum specimen which was published after his voyage through Oceania.
Leptecophylla oxycedrus is limited to coastal lowland areas. in wet Eucalypt forests or coastal scrub. It can be found in southern Victoria, the islands in the Bass Strait and in the coastal lowland areas of Tasmania. L. oxycedrus has been found up to 750m on Flinders Island but has only been found at elevations up to 400m on the Tasmanian mainland. L. oxycedrus has only been observed within 10km of the coast. In Victoria, L. oxycedrus is restricted to coastal granite communities at Wilsons Promontory, Corner Inlet and Cape Woolamai.
The berries produced by this species are edible both raw and cooked.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leptecophylla oxycedrus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
