Ardisia spp. in Au. – an example of the details of keying out *Ardisia brevipedata*.

An example of the details of keying out Ardisia brevipedata.:
From: https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/137206893 .

Primulaceae plant family (formerly Myrsinaceae)
• Not Myrsine spp. nor Tapeinosperma spp. nor Tetrardisia spp., etc.
• On foliage and inflorescences obviously not Ardisia crenata nor A. elliptica (invasive weeds).
• Leaves not "distichous or 2-ranked" —SE. Qld – Tweed region NE. NSW Ardisia bakeri C.T.White.
• Leaves flat-ish margins (not recurved nor revolute) —hence not A. pachyrrhachis (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey.
• Inflorescences racemes or raceme–like —hence not Ardisia fasciculata C.T.White (nor Christ. Island Ardisia sanguinolenta Wall. ex Blume).
• Inflorescences with more than 8 flowers each —hence not Ardisia hylandii Jackes.

References:

• Via KeyBase
Flora of Australia: vascular plants:
Species of Ardisia
From: Jackes, B.R. (2009)
Taxonomic revision of Australian Myrsinaceae:
Ardisia Sw. and Tetrardisia Mez. .
Austrobaileya 8 (1): 1–23
https://keybase.rbg.vic.gov.au/keys/show/872

• Zich F. A., Hyland B. P. M., Whiffin T., Kerrigan R. A. (2020)
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix key, edition 8 ('RFK 8').
Ardisia brevipedata F.Muell. fact sheet:
→ https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Ardisia_brevipedata.htm
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/.
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• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC):
https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Ardisia&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&inc._other=&max=100&display=apni&search=true
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Posted on May 2, 2023 09:18 AM by stewartj-54_2014-