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Osbornia octodonta F.Muell.
Myrtle Mangrove

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 3:31 (1862)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Mangrove shrub or tree, 2-5(-9) m high. Fl. white, Dec or Jan to Apr. Sand soils. Mangrove habitats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 December 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Mitchell, Pindanland, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, King Sound, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.