''Planchonella myrsinoides'' is an Australian tree in the family

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. The common names include yellow plumwood, axe-handle wood and blunt-leaved coondoo. It occurs in seaside rainforests and drier rainforests from the

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to the Lakeland Downs in tropical

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. It is a small tree up to 12 metres tall with a stem diameter of . The leaves are long and wide. Flowering occurs between May and November, sometimes as early as February. The fruit is a thin fleshed, purple/black berry, long, containing one to three seeds. The specific epithet ''myrsinoides'' refers to a similarity of the leaves of certain plants in the genus ''

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''.

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q15320229, from2=Q7235783 myrsinoides Trees of Australia Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Ericales of Australia Plants described in 1868