Elattostachys xylocarpa Radlk.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Elattostachys

Characteristics

Tree to 10 m high. Branchlets and leaf axes pubescent, becoming glabrous. Leaf rachis 1.5–5 cm long; leaflets 2–6, elliptic, obovate or oblong, obtuse to acute, remotely serrate, rarely entire, obtuse to acute at base, 4–8.5 cm long, 1–4.5 cm wide, puberulous or glabrous each side; domatia usually prominent, along midrib, hairy; petiolules 1–7 mm long; petiole 2–4 cm long. Inflorescence 1–10.5 cm long; peduncle pubescent; pedicels 2.5–4 mm long. Calyx lobes narrowly ovate 3–4 mm long, crispate-tomentose. Petals ovate or subhastate, 4–5 mm long, acute, shortly clawed. Filaments 3–4 mm long, glabrous. Fruit obovoid or ellipsoidal, 1.5–2 cm long, 1.5–2.2 cm diam., hairy outside, yellow-green with pink sutures. Aril white to purple.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in softwood scrub or scrub remnants, usually on hillsides and ridges in sandy rocky soil.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Elattostachys xylocarpa world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Elattostachys xylocarpa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783013-1
WFO ID wfo-0000666286
COL ID 396D8
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Synonyms

Cupania bidwillii Cupania xylocarpa Elattostachys xylocarpa Elattostachys bidwillii