''Pouteria myrsinoides'' is an Australian tree in the family

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. The common names include yellow plumwood, axe-handle wood and blunt-leaved coondoo. It occurs in seaside rainforests and drier rainforests from the

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to the Lakeland Downs in tropical

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. The

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''reticulata'' occurs on

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and in

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. It is a small tree up to 12 metres tall with a stem diameter of 25 cm. The leaves are 2 to 10 cm long and 1 to 4 cm wide. Flowering occurs between May and November, sometimes as early as February. The fruit is a thin fleshed, purple/black berry, 1.5 to 3 cm long, containing one to three seeds. The specific epithet ''myrsinoides'' refers to a similarity of the leaves of certain plants in the genus

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. The taxonomy of this species is currently under review.

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q7235783 myrsinoides Trees of Australia Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Ericales of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller