Giant grass tree

(Richea pandanifolia)

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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:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Richea
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