Family: Phyllanthaceae
Common name(s)
- Coffee bush
Distribution
Grows naturally in Australia and New Guinea as shrubs up to 3 m (10 ft) in height (1).
Description
Adaptable small shrub to 3 m. Small, green flowers are produced in spring and summer, and these are followed in Summer to Autumn by orange or pink berries about 6 mm (0.24 in) diameter that turn black when fully ripe (1).
Host plant for a number of butterflies and moths and a favourite food plant for the Brown Cuckoo-Dove (2).
More information
Attributions
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Lisa Churchward, Patricia Gardner, Steve Plant, & Greg Spearritt, 2024. Plants of Toowoomba’s Southeast Bushland Parks. Friends of the Escarpment Parks, Toowoomba.
- Photo: Greg Spearritt, Vayro Road 17 January 2021