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Flindersia bennettii F.Muell. ex C.Moore
Family Rutaceae
Common name: Bennett's Ash

Flindersia bennettii F.Muell. ex C.Moore APNI*

Synonyms: Flindersia bennettiana F.Muell. ex Benth. APNI*

Description: Tree to 40 m high; branchlets, leaves and inflorescences glabrous to minutely stellate-hairy.

Leaves opposite, imparipinnate; leaflets 3–9, elliptic to elliptic-oblong or ovate, 6–19 cm long, 1.7–8 cm wide, apex usually obtuse, base cuneate to obtuse, ± symmetric, upper surface glossy dark green, lower surface dull and paler, oil dots distinct; lateral petiolules 1–6 mm long, terminal petiolule 8–30 mm long.

Inflorescences terminal or occasionally in the upper axils, to 25 cm long. Sepals 1–1.5 mm long, ± hairy. Petals 2.5–5 mm long, cream, sparsely hairy.

Capsule woody, 4–7 cm long, valves separating fully; seeds 3–4.3 cm long, winged at both ends.


Illustration
M. Maiden

Flowering: mainly autumn and winter.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in littoral, subtropical and warm-temperate rainforest, north from Iluka.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by M. F. Porteners
Taxon concept: T.G. Hartley (1969)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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