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Pilidiostigma tropicum
Pilidiostigma tropicum, commonly known as apricot myrtle, is a species of plant in the clove and eucalyptus family Myrtaceae. It is native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, and was first described in 1955. It has a conservation status of least concern.
Pilidiostigma tropicum grows in rainforest as an understory tree, occurring on east coastal and sub-coastal parts of Queensland from just north of Cape Tribulation to just north of Townsville. It is widespread on the Atherton Tableland. The altitudinal range is from sea level to about 1,100 m (3,600 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pilidiostigma tropicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
