Endospermum myrmecophilum (moon tree)

Endospermum myrmecophilum L.S.Sm. (1947) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in NT, Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld..
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 150 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest but frequently regenerating on the margins of rain forest.
Also occurs in New Guinea.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:   

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Endospermum myrmecophilum L.S.Sm. (1947): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/112456/api/apni-format .
Endospermum ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Endospermum&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true
Viewed: 2026 January 8th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Endospermum myrmecophilum L.S.Sm. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Endospermum_myrmecophilum.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 January 10th .

• Forster Paul I and David A Halford, Qld Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Endospermum myrmecophilum L.S.Sm. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" . 
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2026 January 10th . 

• Northern Territory Herbarium (2015–) 
FloraNT Northern Territory Flora Online . 
Endospermum myrmecophilum L.S.Sm. fact sheet: → https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=1974
Department of Land Resource Management .
→ http://eflora.nt.gov.au
Viewed: 2026 January 10th .

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—page: 183 . 
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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