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Tasmanian species of Asterotrichion (A. discolor) is a
moderately common tree or large, erect shrub that is mostly found along
watercourses in eastern and south-eastern Tasmania. It has soft
leaves which are covered in stellate hairs on the lower surface. It
is dioecious, the male flowers are larger and more conspicuous than
the female flowers. In habit and habitat it could be confused with Pomaderris
apetala. The flowers are quite different (P. apetala
has bisexual flowers without conspicuous petals). In Asterotrichion
there are two large veins that curve to run almost parallel to the
midrib, but all the other secondary veins diverge widely from the
midrib. In P. apetala all the secondary veins diverge at
about the same angle from the midrib. |
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