Myrsine subsessilis subsp. cryptostemon (red muttonwood)

Myrsine subsessilis subsp. cryptostemon Jackes (2005 October 27) . 
Myrsine subsessilis F.Muell. (1864) . 
Cf.: Myrsine subsessilis F.Muell. subsp. subsessilis (2005 October 27) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Endemic to Australia, occurs in Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld.. 
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 1300 m.
Grows as an under-story plant in undisturbed lowland, upland and mountain rain forests.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References: 

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Myrsine subsessilis subsp. cryptostemon Jackes (2005 October 27): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/195941/api/apni-format . 
Myrsine subsessilis F.Muell. (1864): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/86586/api/apni-format . 
Cf.: Myrsine subsessilis F.Muell. subsp. subsessilis (2005 October 27): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/218157/api/apni-format . 
Myrsine subsessilis ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Myrsine+subsessilis&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true 
Viewed: 2026 April 15th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Myrsine subsessilis subsp. cryptostemon Jackes fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Myrsine_subsessilis_subsp._cryptostemon.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 April 15th . 

• Qld Herbarium (2026)
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Myrsine subsessilis subsp. cryptostemon Jackes – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" . 
Cf. Myrsine subsessilis F.Muell. subsp. subsessilis – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" . 
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th and Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status viewed 2026 April 15th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (336–) 337 as Rapanea subsessilis (F. Muell.) Mez (subsp. Gordonvale) . 
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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