Ristantia gouldii

Ristantia gouldii is a rare species of plants in the clove and eucalyptus family Myrtaceae, native to a small area of the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia. It is a tree to at least 30 m (98 ft) in height and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) diameter, which inhabits rainforest on the eastern margins of the Atherton Tableland. It was first described in 1988, the second of three described species in the genus.^[4][5][6]

Ristantia gouldii
Herbarium specimen
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Ristantia
Species:	R. gouldii
Binomial name
Ristantia gouldii Peter G.Wilson[2][3]

Conservation

This species is listed as vulnerable under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.^[1] As of 2 May 2025^[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.