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Scientific Name

Alyxia buxifolia

Family Name

APIACEAE (UMBELLIFERAE)

Common Name

Sea-box

Status

Height

prostrate 2.0m (200cm)

Flowers

Scented, white, 2-7 in terminal clusters, 5 windmill petals, orange tube.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Sprawling shrub, many spreading branches. Shiny oval, dark green leaves.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; King Island; Latrobe; Waratah-Wynyard; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Among rocks in salt spray zone, cliffs & old dunes, harshly exposed sites. Local on rocks & cliffs northern Tas, north & north-west coasts.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Exposed; Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Treatment of drupes with hydrochloric acid will give reasonable results. Gibberallic acid treatment at a rate of 5000 ppm may also aid in germination. Collect fruit from tree by knocking onto groundsheet. Remove outer covering & store nuts in cool, dry, well-ventilated place; use within 1-2 years. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fleshy drupe 6-10mm diam, orange or red (often 2 end-to-end) at maturity . collect seed from bird droppings in area where plants occur. fruit ripe when outer covering dry. ** see gen. notes

Seed Treatment Method

Fermentation

Seed Storage Life

1-2 years

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Difficult to grow from seed. Remove flesh & sow entire drupe. Bird-ingested seed gives good results. Untreated seed gives poor results in 2-8 months. * See Gen. notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Cuttings slow to strike.