Atherosperma moschatum subsp. moschatum Labill. APNI* Description: Small to medium-sized trees 4–30 m high.
Leaf lamina lanceolate, oblanceolate or sometimes elliptic; margins usually regularly to irregularly toothed.
Flowering: Flowers (buds develop February–August) September–November; fruits September–February.
Distribution and occurrence: Extending from southeast New South Wales to Tasmania. Grows in cool-temperate rainforest, or in the rainforest understorey of wet sclerophyll forest, often with Nothofagus cunninghamii, from 40 to 1100 m alt.
NSW subdivisions: ST
Other Australian states: Tas. Vic.
Text by D.B. Foreman & T. Whiffin. Flora of Australia Online [accessed 15 Jun. 2023]. Added by K.L. Gibbons 15 Jun. 2023. Taxon concept:
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