Bertya gummifera

Bertya gummifera[4] is a sticky shrub[4] in the family Euphorbiaceae, endemic to New South Wales.

[4] Bertya gummifera is a sticky shrub, growing from 1–2 m high.

[4] The young growth is covered long whitish hairs, which sometimes persist on the stems, but most of the plant loses these and becomes rough and hairless with age.

The female flowers have narrower bracts, and their perianth segments enlarge and enclose the fruit.

[4] The species was first described as Bertya gummifera by the botanist Jules Émile Planchon in 1845.

Male flower