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Giant grass tree (Richea pandanifolia)

Description

R. pandanifolia can be described as an erect tree or shrub. It grows from 2 to 12 metres (6 ft 7 in to 39 ft 4 in) in height. While it usually grows from just one stem, it can sometimes be branched. This branching occurs in the lowland subspecies as well as in damaged alpine plants.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Ericaceae

              • Genus: Richea