Vegetative spread No.
Longevity 5--20 years (D. Keith pers. comm.).
Primary juvenile period May attain flowering maturity in 4--5 years (Benson 1985).
Flowers White, at any time of year, but mainly July--October.
Fruit/seed Dry fruit with flaky coat attractive to ants, 1--2 embryos per fruit, average weight 0.7 mg (J. Howell pers. comm.), 1.2--1.5 mm long, mainly August--October.
Dispersal, establishment and growth Ant-adapted food body for dispersal (Westoby et al. 1990).
Fire response Killed by high intensity fire, seedlings flowering within 2 years (at Lane Cove River & Narrabeen Lake 1/1994, P. Kubiak pers. comm.). Regrowth from rootstock reported by B. Wiecek at Kenthurst (5/1993). Regenerates from soil-stored seed, seedlings 2 years after fire.
Habitat
Habitat Ridges and hillsides.
Altitude 0--1200 m
Annual rainfall 900--1600 mm
Typical local abundance Frequent.
Vegetation Heath e.g. with Banksia ericifolia, Allocasuarina nana, Allocasuarina distyla and dry sclerophyll forest e.g. Eucalyptus gummifera, E. piperita, E. eximia.
Substrate Sandy soil on sandstone, quartzite, low nutrient.
ECOLOGY
Life History
Flowers White, August--October.
Fruit/seed Succulent fruit (drupe), 1.2--1.5 mm long.
Dispersal, establishment and growth Diaspore: fruit.
Habitat
Habitat Upper slopes, ridges, rocky creek banks.
Altitude 800--1200 m
Annual rainfall 800--1000 mm
Typical local abundance Frequent.
Vegetation Open-forest and woodland e.g. with Eucalyptus rossii, E. sparsifolia, E. dives, E. goniocalyx, E. piperita.
Substrate Clayey--sandy soil on conglomerate, sandstones, shales.
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