Common name
Australian Myrtle; Australian teatree
Informal group
Plants
Territories
Island
Tristan
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Found abundantly on old coastal road through volcano; Here we found a single very large shrub, surrounded by a very large number of smaller plants. Presumably the large plant has been planted here, and has spread by seed. A single, young plant was found in the 1961 lava area near the village
First record
2007
Habitat
1. Forest
- 1.4. Forest – Temperate
- 1.5. Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry
3. Shrubland
- 3.4. Shrubland –Temperate
- 3.5. Shrubland – Subtropical/tropical dry
Habitat detail
Found abundantly on old coastal road through volcano; Here we found a single very large shrub, surrounded by a very large number of smaller plants. Presumably the large plant has been planted here, and has spread by seed. A single, young plant was found in the 1961 lava area near the village. Also planted in gardens
References
[1] Gremmen, N.J.M. and R.L. Halbertsma (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha. Report Data-Analyse Ecology, Diever, NL.