Endiandra discolor
Benth.
Lauraceae
Common Name:
General Information
Endiandra discolor is a tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole is usually buttressed[
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, a general purpose timber that is marketed as 'rose walnut'[
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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
None known
Botanical References
Range
Australia - eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
Habitat
Found in a variety of habitats; growing in in mountain rainforest margins in soils derived from a variety of rock types in the north of its range; and in rain forests on alluvial flats in the south; at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres[
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Properties
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Tree |
Height | 20.00 m |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Many of the trees growing in wet sclerophyll forest have developed lignotubers and consequently can survive fires by producing shoots from the lignotubers when the aerial parts are killed[
713- Title
- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
- Publisher
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- 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.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
A useful, 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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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