Tasmannia membranea, commonly known as pepper tree,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Winteraceae, and is endemic to north-eastern Queensland.

[2][3] This species was first formally described in 1866 by Ferdinand von Mueller, who gave it the name Drimys membranea in his Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by John Dallachy.

[4][5] In 1969, Albert Charles Smith transferred the species to Tasmannia as T. membranea in journal Taxon.

[6] Tasmannia membranea grows in the understorey of rainforest at altitudes between 300 and 1,550 m (980 and 5,090 ft) from near Rossville to Paluma in north-eastern Queensland.

[2][3] This species of Tasmannia is listed as of "least concern" by the Queensland Government, Department of Education and Science.