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Cenarrhenes (Proteaceae) 3:601
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nitida is the only species in this genus, and is only found in
western and southern Tasmania. It is an erect shrub or small tree
that is found in rainforest from sea level to the tree line and also
grows in button grass vegetation. The leaves are long (often 10 cm),
usually longest near the tip, which is usually rounded. The leaves
have an unpleasant "stale cabbage" smell when crushed. In
rainforest it is sometime confused for
Anopterus glandulosus
(Escalloniaceae), which however has leaves in false whorls, does not
smell bad and has acute leaf apices. The fruit are fleshy (hence the
common name "native plum"). The flowers are symmetrical
and have free tepals.
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