Buttonwood
Glochidion apodogynum, Fam. Phyllanthaceae
Shrub or small tree to 10m, with branches clothed in white hairs. Glochidion from ‘glochin’ a projecting point, referring to the style and apodogynum from ‘apodus’ stalkless, sessile or without a stripe and ‘gynos’ female organs, referring to the stalkless female flowers.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple, both sides hairy, velvety or sandpapery, 3-13.5 x 2-5.5cm. Petioles 2-4mm long. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Yellow, Brown, Green |
| Flower description: | Green, white, yellow or brown flowers with six sepals and no petals, about 2mm in diameter, borne in an axillary or ramiflorous fascicle or as a solitary flower. September to May. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Yellow, Pink, Red |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Yellow, pink or red, hairy capsule, 3-4 x 10-13mm, pedicels absent. Red or brown seed with a red aril. December to February. |
| Habitat: | Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, open forest, vine thicket. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Cooper W. (2004) Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest., Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2022) Glochidion apodogynum Airy Shaw. Plants of the World Online. |
