- Pronunciation: ah-LIX-ee-a roo-see-FOAL-ee-ah
- Common Name: Chain Fruit
- Derivation: Alyxia: Gr. alysis - chain, ruscifolia:
- Type: Shrub
- Family: APOCYNACEAE
- Size: 1 to 3 metres
- Flowers: White, scented
- Fruit: Red Berry - either single or longitudinal chain
- Vegetation Type: Wet Eucalypt Forest, Rainforest, Depauperate (dry and rocky) Rainforest.
- Species List: FI Podberscek, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Sunshine Beach Primary, Noosa High School, NNP service road, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Johns, Janet, Batianoff 87, NNS, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Leslie Drive Roundabout BHNR, Kin Kin Arboretum, Upper Yandina Creek, NC,
Identification Notes
Leaves, Pungent-pointed, up to 6 cm, Corolla lobes 3-4 mm long. Berries on chain.
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Moist well-drained soil in shaded position preferred, but hardy in dryer conditions. Slow at first. Indoor, pot Plant potential.
Propagation is from fresh Seed, ripening in summer. Seedling slow to develop. Cuttings strike slowly. Prefers shade. Adaptable and hardy.
