About Melichrus urceolatus R.Br.
Melichrus urceolatus is an erect, stiffly-branched shrub that typically reaches a height of 0.2–1.5 m (7.9 in – 4 ft 11.1 in). It forms a lignotuber, and its branchlets are covered in soft hairs. The leaves are narrowly lance-shaped, measuring 8–25 mm (0.31–0.98 in) long and 1.5–4.2 mm (0.059–0.165 in) wide, with a prominent mid-vein and deep grooves on the lower surface. Flowers are more or less sessile or borne on a short peduncle, with five to eight egg-shaped bracts, and bracteoles 2.5–4.0 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long. Sepals are egg-shaped to elliptic, 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in) long. Petals are usually cream-coloured or yellowish-green, sometimes with a red or rose-pink tinge, and form a tube 2.0–3.5 mm (0.079–0.138 in) long, with slightly hairy lobes 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long. Flowering occurs from March to November. The fruit is a flattened spherical drupe, greenish-white or purplish-brown, about 4 mm (0.16 in) long. This Melichrus species is found in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, growing in forest, woodland and mallee scrub. In Queensland, it occurs along the coast and inland to the area north of Cairns. It is widespread across the eastern half of New South Wales, and in Victoria it grows mainly north of the Great Dividing Range.
