Zygogynum semecarpoides

Zygogynum semecarpoides, commonly known as Australian pepper tree, is a species of plants in the family Winteraceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. The name Zygogynum semecarpoides is accepted by Plants of the World Online, however, it is not accepted in Australia. The Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria,^[3] the Queensland Herbarium,^[1] and the publications Flora of Australia^[4] and Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants^[5] all recognise an earlier name, Bubbia semecarpoides.

Australian pepper tree
In rainforest near Cairns
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Canellales
Family:	Winteraceae
Genus:	Zygogynum
Species:	Z. semecarpoides
Binomial name
Zygogynum semecarpoides (F.Muell.) Vink[2]

Conservation

This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.^[1] As of 9 January 2025^[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).