Heritiera trifoliolata (F.Muell.) Kosterm.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Heritiera

Characteristics

A large tree. It grows 40 m tall. It has buttresses at the base. They bark is dark brown or grey and has cracks. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are sword shaped and 8-14 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. They lower surface is silvery scaly. There are many flowers in a group. The fruit is a samara with a seed bearing portion with a wing 3-6 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 32.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A canopy tree at elevations up to 2,000 metres.Found in well developed rain forest on a variety of sites but probably reaches its best development on upland sites on deep red soils derived from basalt.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforests on rich soils. In New South Wales it grows up to 600 m above sea level. In Melbourne Botanical gardens.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses fiber material timber wood
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Heritiera trifoliolata world distribution map, present in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea

Conservation status

Heritiera trifoliolata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:823594-1
WFO ID wfo-0000720343
COL ID 7VTB8
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Synonyms

Tarrietia argyrodendron Tarrietia trifoliolata Tarrietia riedeliana Argyrodendron trifoliolatum Heritiera trifoliolata Tarrietia amboinensis Argyrodendron riedelianum Tarrietia argyrodendron var. macrophylla Tarrietia argyrodendron var. grandiflora Tarrietia argyrodendron var. trifoliolata Tarrietia trifoliolata var. angustifolia Argyrodendron trifoliolatum var. angustifolium Argyrodendron trifoliolatum var. peralatum Tarrietia argyrodendron var. actinophylla Tarrietia argyrodendron var. angustifolia