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Fruits passing under the name of Native Currants are also yielded by 

 two other plants, but they are far inferior to those obtained from 

 Leptomeria acida. One of these plants is Coprosma Billardeira, an 

 evergreen shrub belonging to the order Rubiacese. It has round 

 fruit about the size of small peas, and is indigenous to Victoria, New 

 South Wales, and Tasmania. The other is Myoporum serratum, a shrub 

 belonging to the order Myoporinese. Commonly it is known as the 

 Native Myrtle, Native Juniper, and Cockatoo Bush. The fruit is a small 

 globular blue berry. This plant is indigenous to Victoria New South 

 Wales, South Australia, West Australia, and Tasmania. 



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Branch showing Foliage and Fruit. 



