| Gossia punctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Gossia |
| Species: | G. punctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gossia punctata | |
Gossia punctata, commonly known as the dotted myrtle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae that is native to South East Queensland and northern New South Wales in Australia.
It grows as a shrub or tree to a height of 3 to 15 metres. The species flowers from October to January and produces fruit from January to April.
The species is restricted to eastern Australia with a known range spanning from Bauple in the north to Deep Creek in the south. It is most often found in subtropical rainforest, microphyll vine forest and sclerophyll woodlands.
Under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 in Queensland it has been classified as critically endangered.
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