Richea pandanifolia
species of plant
Richea pandanifolia, the pandani or giant grass tree, is a distinctive endemic Tasmanian angiosperm. It is dicot of the family Ericaceae and is found in central, western and south west Tasmania.
Description
Richea pandanifolia can be described as an erect tree or shrub. It grows from 2 to 12 metres (6 ft 7 in to 39 ft 4 in) in height. While it usually grows from just one stem, it can sometimes be branched. This branching occurs in the lowland subspecies as well as in damaged alpine plants.
The species has strap-like leaves that taper to points and can grow up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) long. These are dense and form from terminus branches. As the leaves age they are persistent, meaning that they remain on the plant. Young leaves are green in colour but as they age they become a greyish brown.
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