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Sunday Feb 19, 1995 River-Camp 3 -> Camp 1
6212 Tristania Myrtaceae x7
Tree. Weeping over river. To 10m tall, 30 cm
DBH. Bark red, peeling strongly. Lvs light green
below. Calyx cream-green. Petals 5, white, quickly
caducous. Stamen yellow-brown. V. common along
river banks.
6213 Syzygium Myrtaceae x3
Shrub, 3m tall & creeper that sometimes flowers in
middle of river (bald cypress?). Lvs light green. Fls 4x2 cm, petals white,
caducous. Stamen white.
6214 Meliaceae x3
Tree, 4m on river bank. Mid ribs red hairy below as are young twigs. Fruit 4x2 cm,
orange-brown. Rind standing white sap on opening. Fls 5mm thick, almost colourless, fragrant.
Testa thin, purple. Seeds 2, orange green
X-section