Ristantia gouldii
Species of flowering plant
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Ristantia gouldii is a rare species of plants in the clove and eucalyptus family Myrtaceae, native to a small area of the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It is a tree to at least 30 m (98 ft) in height and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) diameter, which inhabits rainforest on the eastern margins of the Atherton Tableland. It was first described in 1988, the second of three described species in the genus.[4][5][6]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Ristantia |
| Species: | R. gouldii |
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| Ristantia gouldii | |
Conservation
This species is listed as vulnerable under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 2 May 2025[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
