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Mitrantia
Sign in to saveMitrantia is a genus of flowering plant in family Myrtaceae described in 1988. It contains one known species, Mitrantia bilocularis, a tree which is endemic to a small patch of rainforest in the Daintree National Park north of Mossman in North Queensland .
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
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Mitrantia is a genus of flowering plant in family Myrtaceae described in 1988. It contains one known species, Mitrantia bilocularis, a tree which is endemic to a small patch of rainforest in the Daintree National Park north of Mossman in North Queensland .
==Description== Is a tree which grows to at least 25 metres in height and 80 centimetres in diameter at breast height. It has been recorded to flower in March and fruit in September. It can be distinguished by the 2-locular, conical, exserted capsule fruit, which is dry and indehiscent, as well as the ovoid seeds. It is monoecious.