Rutaceae

Southern ghittoe

Halfordia kendack (Montrouz.) Guillaumin

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Halfordia

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Southern ghittoe: rainforest shrub near Byron Bay lighthouse. NSW, Australia. Likely to be Halfordia kendack. location: -28.6357 153.6372 — Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Southern ghittoe

Synonyms

Eriostemon kendack Montrouz.
Eriostemon leichhardtii F.Muell.
Halfordia drupifera F.Muell.
Halfordia leichhardtii Baill. ex Guillaumin
Halfordia papuana Lauterb.
Halfordia scleroxyla F.Muell.

Flowers

In flower: January, March (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stitchingbushwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stitchingbushwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stitchingbushwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.