About Wilkiea austroqueenslandica Domin
Wilkiea austroqueenslandica Domin is a shrub or small tree that usually reaches 1 to 5 meters (3 feet 3 inches to 16 feet 5 inches) in height. Its leaves range from obovate (egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base) to elliptic, measuring 60 to 210 millimeters (2.4 to 8.3 inches) long and 20 to 70 millimeters (0.79 to 2.76 inches) wide, borne on a 5 to 15 millimeter (0.20 to 0.59 inch) long petiole. Leaf edges are irregularly toothed, and leaves have a prominent midvein. This species is dioecious, meaning male and female flowers grow on separate individual plants, and all flowers are produced in leaf axils. Male flowers grow in 7 to 9-flowered clusters that are 20 to 30 millimeters (0.79 to 1.18 inches) long. Each individual male flower is 4 to 5 millimeters (0.16 to 0.20 inches) in diameter, sits on a pedicel about 8 millimeters (0.31 inches) long, and has around 30 stamens. Female flowers also grow in clusters of 7 to 9, with clusters 30 to 50 millimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches) long. Each individual female flower is 5 to 7 millimeters (0.20 to 0.28 inches) in diameter, sits on a pedicel 10 to 15 millimeters (0.39 to 0.59 inches) long, and has around 35 carpels. Flowering takes place from July to December. The fruit is a glossy, olive-black drupe 15 to 22 millimeters (0.59 to 0.87 inches) long and 10 to 15 millimeters (0.39 to 0.59 inches) wide, attached to an orange fruiting receptacle 10 to 15 millimeters (0.39 to 0.59 inches) in diameter. This Wilkiea species grows in rainforest, at altitudes up to 850 meters (2,790 feet). Its range extends from the McPherson Range in south-east Queensland to the Richmond and Tweed Rivers in north-eastern New South Wales.
