Rhodomyrtus psidioides

1 Native Guava at Bongil Bongil National Park

Rhodomyrtus psidioides at Bongil Bongil National Park - 6 Apr 2024
Rhodomyrtus psidioides at Bongil Bongil National Park - 6 Apr 2024
Rhodomyrtus psidioides at Bongil Bongil National Park - 6 Apr 2024
Rhodomyrtus psidioides at Bongil Bongil National Park - 6 Apr 2024
Rhodomyrtus psidioides at Bongil Bongil National Park - 6 Apr 2024
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Rhodomyrtus psidioides 6 Apr 2024 Tapirlord
Rhodomyrtus psidioides 6 Apr 2024 NJ

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Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

6 Apr 2024

Critically endangered species, a healthy individual that is free from myrtle rust is now sadly an impossibly rare sight

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Critically endangered Native guava, Rhodomyrtus psidioides.Over 100 seedlings spread along walking track edge for a few hundred metres. Most individuals had myrtle rust. One specimen approx 1.5m tall (in photo with myself for scale) was in excellent health, no myrtle rust present.

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Species information

  • Rhodomyrtus psidioides Scientific name
  • Native Guava Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-Invasive
  • 54m to 142m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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