Rhamnella vitiensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is a scrambling shrub or small tree native to Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Queensland, Tonga and Vanuatu.
Description Rhamnella vitiensis is a scrambling shrub or vine with a stem diameter up to . The stem bark has a plaited appearance, the leaves are simple (without divisions or lobes) and are arranged alternately on the twigs. They can be upt to long and wide, and are attached to the twigs by a petiole about long. About six or seven curved veins are present on either side of the midrib.
Inflorescences are borne in the and take the form of a . The flowers are pale green and about diameter. The fruit is a black ellipsoid drupe about long, containing one seed.
Distribution and habitat In Australia this species occurs along much of Queensland's east coast, from the top of Cape York Peninsula to about Bundaberg, at elevations from sea level to about . In New Caledonia it occurs in the western parts of Grande Terre and the Loyalty Islands. It grows in a variety of forest types.
Conservation status , this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.
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Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Observations of this species on iNaturalist Images of this species on Flickriver.com