Symplocos candelabrum is a flowering plant in the sapphireberry family. The specific epithet may refer to the candelabrum-like display of stamens in the flower.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Symplocaceae |
| Genus: | Symplocos |
| Species: | S. candelabrum
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Description
editIt is a tree growing to 13 m in height with a smooth, dark trunk. The alternate, acute to acuminate leaves are 80–130 mm long, 35–50 mm wide. The yellow-tipped white flowers are 10 mm long and occur in axillary inflorescences from April to June. The oval fruits are bluish when ripe, 10–14 mm long, containing three seeds.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. There it occurs in sheltered forest in the southern mountains up to an elevation of about 400 m.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d " Symplocos candelabrum ". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ a b Hutton, Ian (1998). The Australian Geographic Book of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Geographic. p. 145. ISBN 1-876276-27-4.
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