Ardisia
Ardisia bakeri
Family Primulaceae
Near Threatened — QLD: Near threatened
About
Ardisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was in the former Myrsinaceae family now recognised as the myrsine sub-family Myrsinoideae. They are distributed in the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, mainly in the tropics. There are over 700 accepted species. One species, Ardisia japonica, is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Springbrook National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 1917) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Springbrook National Park — South East Queensland hikes