Greg’s wampee is an uncommon and endangered native plant

When I first moved to this location in 2015 one of the many plants I planted was the rare Wampee. Named after its discoverer Greg Smyrell.

It is an evergreen shrub reaching 6 metres and native to subtropical eastern Australia. Leaves are lemon scented when crushed and form a dense canopy of shiny green foliage, white showy flowers followed by very attractive edible pale pinkish-white fruits.

The tree is currently nestled amongst palms and yukkas. It has fruited once.