Blepharocarya involucrigera F.Muell.

Rose butternut (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Anacardiaceae > Blepharocarya

Characteristics

Tree to 40 m high. Leaves mostly 15–40 cm long; leaflets 10–18, elliptic or lanceolate, acute or acuminate, subcoriaceous; lamina mostly 5–15 cm long and 1.5–4.5 cm wide; base acute or obtuse; secondary veins mostly 13–19 pairs; petiolules 5–15 mm long. Male flowers: sepals ovate, 0.8–1 mm long, pubescent outside, glabrous inside; petals elliptic or ovate, 1.6–1.8 mm long, glabrous; anthers 0.5 mm long; filaments 1.5–1.7 mm long. Female flowers: sepals and petals oblong-ovate, 1–1.3 mm long, pubescent outside, glabrous inside; ovary pilose; style 0.8 mm long; cupule to 2 cm long. Fruit 4 mm long, 7–8 mm wide, pilose; marginal hairs to 4 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 40.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in evergreen, semideciduous and deciduous vine forest and thicket.
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Usage

Produces a decorative timber resembling that of Flindersia brayleyana. Sawmill workers and other people can be affected by dermatitis and other allergic reactions after coming in contact with this species. Any part of the plant can cause a reaction in sensitised individuals.
Uses medicinal timber
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Images

Blepharocarya involucrigera unspecified picture

Distribution

Blepharocarya involucrigera world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:782148-1
WFO ID wfo-0000566789
COL ID M686
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Blepharocarya involucrigera