Myrsine variabilis

Myrsine variabilis
At Norah Head
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Myrsine
Species:
M. variabilis
Binomial name
Myrsine variabilis
Synonyms
  • Heurlinia variabilis (R.Br.) Raf.
  • Myrsine campanulata F.Muell.
  • Rapanea campanulata (F.Muell.) Mez
  • Rapanea variabilis (R.Br.) Mez

Myrsine variabilis, synonym Rapanea variabilis, known as the muttonwood or variable muttonwood is a tree of eastern Australia. The range of natural distribution is from near Milton (35° S) in southern New South Wales to the McIlwraith Range in far north Queensland (13° S).

The habitat of the muttonwood is at the edges of rainforests of various types; including tropical, sub-tropical, warm temperate and littoral rainforest.