- Pronunciation: CANTH-ee-um
- Common Name: Coast Canthium, Supple Jack, Sweet Susie
- Type: Shrub, small Tree
- Family: RUBIACEAE
- Size: 1 to 10 metres
- Flowers: Highly perfumed, white,
- Fruit: Berry
- Vegetation Type: Seacoast, Rainforest, dry scrub, sand dunes
- Species List: Bush food, FI Podberscek, Peregian Boardwalk, Fraser Island, Johns, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Dandaloo, Stratford Park, NNS, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes
Bush food: mature fruits eaten raw.
Identification Notes
Leaves Opposite to 10 cm with Domatia.
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species.
Well drained soils in sun or shade.
Useful for protecting seaside plantings and for Dune stabilisation
Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.
