Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Picrodendraceae > Austrobuxus

Characteristics

Tree to 40 m high. Stipules obsolete. Leaves: petiole 7–8 mm long; lamina lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 25–130 mm long, 12–40 mm wide, base cuneate; margin denticulate to weakly crenate with 30–40 minute teeth per side of midrib, tip acute or obtuse, lateral veins 13–15 per side of midrib. Male flowers: pedicels 1.6–3 mm long; sepals 2+2, ± orbicular, 2–2.3 mm long; stamens 9. Female flowers: pedicels 1–1.5 mm long; sepals 2+2, lanceolate–ovate, 1.5–2 mm long; ovary bilocular. Fruit bilocular, ovoid, 9–15 mm long, 7–12 mm diam. Seeds ovoid, 7–8 mm long, 4.5–6 mm wide; caruncle yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 40.0
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Environment

Grows in notophyll vineforest, microphyll fern/moss thicket or ecotonal areas in open eucalypt forest.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Austrobuxus swainii unspecified picture

Distribution

Austrobuxus swainii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:339585-1
WFO ID wfo-0000302060
COL ID 689D2
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Longetia swainii Austrobuxus swainii