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Siphonodon australis Benth.
Family Celastraceae
Common name: Ivorywood, Scrub Guava

Siphonodon australis Benth. APNI*

Description: Tree to 30 m high, mostly glabrous.

Leaves obovate, oblong-obovate or elliptic, 4.5–13 cm long, 2.5–6 cm wide, apex ± obtuse; petiole to 12 mm long; stipules 0.7 mm long.

Inflorescence of 1–3-flowered cymes, pedicels 8–10 mm long. Sepals 1.5–3 mm long. Petals 3–8 mm long, pale yellow. Fused ovary complex obscurely 5-angled, the flat faces opposite stamen filaments; ovules c. 40.

Fruit globose to obovoid 2.5–5 cm diam., yellowish.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: mostly January–February

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in subtropical and dry rainforest, north from the Casino district.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by T. A. James
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


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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