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Tasmanian species of Asterotrichion (A. discolor)
is an endemic, moderately common tree or large, erect shrub
that is mostly found along watercourses in eastern and
south-eastern Tasmania. It has soft leaves which are covered
in stellate hairs on the lower surface. It is dioecious, the
male flowers are larger and more conspicuous than the female
flowers. In habit and habitat it could be confused with Pomaderris
apetala. The flowers are quite different (P.
apetala has bisexual flowers without conspicuous
petals). In Asterotrichion leaves there are two
large veins that curve to run almost parallel to the midrib,
but all the other secondary veins diverge widely from the
midrib. In P. apetala all the secondary veins
diverge at about the same angle from the midrib. |
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University of Tasmania
