Xylomelum cunninghamianum Foreman

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Xylomelum

Characteristics

Tree to 12 m tall. Leaves with petiole 1-2 cm long; lamina lanceolate, apiculate, 5-12.5 cm long, 1.2-2.3 cm wide; margin entire, slightly sinuate, or prominently toothed apically. Conflorescence to c. 46 cm long, pale ferruginous-tomentose; involucral bracts ±broadly oblong to broadly ovate. Tepals 8-10 mm long, yellow, ferruginous-pubescent or pilose. Ovary ferruginous-tomentose; pollen presenter ellipsoidal. Fruit 6-9 cm long, 3-4.5 cm wide, ±ovoid, shortly ferruginous-velvety, weathering to grey. Seeds 5-7 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide, pale brown.
Life form -
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grows in dry sclerophyll forest in sandy soil at altitudes of 350-630 m.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Xylomelum cunninghamianum unspecified picture

Distribution

Xylomelum cunninghamianum world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Xylomelum cunninghamianum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:931944-1
WFO ID wfo-0000428339
COL ID 7FZ36
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Xylomelum cunninghamianum