Beilschmiedia bancroftii
(F.M.Bailey) C.T.White
Lauraceae
Beilschmiedia lachnostemonea F.Muell.
Cryptocarya bancroftii F.M.Bailey
Common Name:
Line drawing of the leaves, flowers, fruit and seed
Photograph by: Not known
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General Information
Beilschmiedia bancroftii is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The bole is usually buttressed[
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its useful wood, known as 'yellow walnut', which is traded[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Known Hazards
The fresh seeds are poisonous[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Botanical References
Range
Australia - northern Queensland.
Habitat
Well-developed rain forests, in soils derived from a variety of rock types; at elevations from sea level to 1,200 metres[
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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 25.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The seeds of this species were ground into a powder and eaten by aboriginies but only after treatment[
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- Edible Nuts.
- Publication
- Non-Wood Forest Products, Handbook 5
- Author
- Wickens G.E.
- Website
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/
- Publisher
- FAO, Rome.
- Year
- 1995
- ISBN
- 92-5-103748-5
- Description
- Detailed information on 20 of the most valuable nut crops, plus more basic information on a wide range of other nut-producing plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- Description
- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
]. They are toxic when fresh[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- Year
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- ISBN
-
- Description
- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A useful structural and decorative timber[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
