Flindersia australis R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Rutaceae > Flindersia

Characteristics

Tree to 25 m high. Trichomes simple, fasciculate, and stellate. Leaves alternate to opposite, imparipinnate (occasional leaves paripinnate or trifoliolate), 5–13-foliolate, (5.5–) 9–34 cm long, neither petiole nor rachis winged; petiolules of lateral leaflets obsolete or to 3 (–5) mm long; terminal leaflet sessile or with petiolule to 32 mm long; laminae ovate to elliptic or obovate, or narrowly so, usually equilateral, (2.4–) 3–12 cm long, (0.8–) 1.5–4.5 cm wide, rounded to acuminate. Inflorescences 5–15 cm long. Flowers bisexual or at least a few male. Sepals 2.2–2.5 mm long. Petals 6–7 mm long, white to cream, densely appressed-pubescent abaxially, sparsely short-pubescent in proximal ½–⅔ adaxially. Ovules in bisexual flowers  2 on each side of placental arms. Capsule 4.6–9 cm long; valves separating to ½ or more of their length, but not completely; exocarp muricate, puberulous, with excrescences to 10 mm long. Seeds 2 on each side of much-enlarged placental arms, 3.4–5 cm long, winged at apical end only. Embryo with lateral hypocotyl.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 25.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in rainforest and rather dry scrub, near sea level to 860 m altitude.
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Dry and subtropical to tropical forests at low elevations.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material oil wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Images

Flindersia australis unspecified picture

Distribution

Flindersia australis world distribution map, present in Australia and India

Conservation status

Flindersia australis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:578482-1
WFO ID wfo-0000691370
COL ID 6J8NP
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Flindersia australis Flindersia greavesii