Eupomatia bennettii, commonly named small bolwarra, is a species of shrubs of the Australian continent ancient plant family Eupomatiaceae, found in sub-tropical rainforest in eastern Australia. They grow naturally north from the Nambucca River and are sometimes found in moist gullies dominated by Eucalyptus trees.
Description Usually seen from 70 cm to 140 cm high. Leaves are hairless, reverse lanceolate in shape, 8 to 20 cm long, 2.5 to 5 cm wide.
Attractive cream and red flowers form in spring, 25 mm in diameter. The fruit is an obconical berry; starting green then turning a yellowish colour. 2 to 3 cm in diameter.
Taxonomy It was described by Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller in 1858.Mueller, Ferdinand von. (1858). Fragmenta phytographiæ Australiæ (Vol. 1, p. 45). Auctoritate Gubern. Coloniæ Victoriæ, Ex Officina Joannis Ferres. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/760567Eupomatia bennettii F.Muell. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved April 21, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72993-1
Distribution and habitat It is native to the wet sclerophyll and notophyll vine forests of Queensland and New South Wales.L.W. Jessup. Eupomatia bennettii, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Eupomatia%20bennettii [Date Accessed: 22 April 2026]
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