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Tree Violet
Melicytus dentatus
Melicytus dentatus
Commonly grows beside streams, often amongst rocks. Has fine prickles along the branches. The fruit is a pale grey berry with purple flecks when mature.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Shrub |
| Group | Violet |
| Former Scientific Name | Hymenanthera dentata |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | The leaves are linear to oblong or narrowly obovate, 9-40 mm long and 2-9 mm wide. The flowers are unisexual, with male and female flowers on different plants. |
| Life Form Group | Shrub |
| Life Form Codes | Medium Shrub (MS) |
| EVC types | EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Malpighiales |
| Family | Violaceae |
| Genus | Melicytus |
| Species | dentatus |
Widespread across Victoria, except northern Victoria, including the Victorian Volcanic Plain. Often growing beside streams or amongst rocks. Also occurs in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
