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Useful Tropical Plants

Beilschmiedia volckii

B.Hyland

Lauraceae

+ Synonyms

Common Name:

Beilschmiedia volckii
Line drawing of the leaves, flowers, fruit and seed
Photograph by: Not known
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

General Information

Beilschmiedia volckii is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 35 metres tall. The bole is usually buttressed[
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Flora of Australia
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The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.
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The tree is harvested from the wild for its high quality wood, known as 'boonjee blush walnut', which is traded[
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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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Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Title
Flora of Australia
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http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/
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The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.

Range

Australia - northeast Queensland.

Habitat

Well-developed rain forests, in soils derived from basalt; at elevations from 300 - 700 metres[
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Title
Flora of Australia
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Website
http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/
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Year
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Description
The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource.
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Title
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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Author
 
Website
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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Year
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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.
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Properties

Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitEvergreen Tree
Height30.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The sawn timber is of high quality, producing a useful cabinet and general purpose timber[
713
Title
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
Publisher
 
Year
0
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.
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Propagation

Seed -
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