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''Rhodamnia whiteana'', known as the Cliff Malletwood or White's Malletwood is a sub-tropical rainforest plant of eastern Australia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rhodamnia~whiteana )〕 It is named in honour of the botanist C.T.White. The Generic name ''Rhodamnia'' is derived from the Greek ''Rhodon'' which means "rose". And ''aminon'', "bowl" where the blood of lambs was poured after sacrifice. It refers to the bowl shaped calyx tubes.〔Floyd, A.G., ''Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia'', Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 252〕 Cliff Malletwood occurs on the edge of sub tropical rainforest or dry rainforest. Often associated with Hoop Pine, on shallow basalt soil in high rainfall areas. Particularly on the state border of New South Wales and Queensland. A small to mid-sized tree with a dense canopy, up to 20 metres high and a stem diameter of 35 cm. Often multi-stemmed, with up to 12 stems from the same root base. Leaves are 5 to 9.5 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide Dark green above, pale or whitish below. The leaf stalk is grooved, 5 to 10 mm long. Oil dots may clearly be seen under a lens. The bark is soft, papery and fissured, grey brown in colour. Small white flowers appear in December to January. The fruit is a berry, starting green, then turning yellow, orange, red, then black; around 10 mm in diameter. The fruit contains six to ten seeds. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rhodamnia whiteana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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