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Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw
Family Picrodendraceae
Common name: Pink Cherry, Hairybark

Austrobuxus swainii (Beuzev. & C.T.White) Airy Shaw APNI*

Synonyms: Longetia swainii Beuzev. & C.T.White APNI*

Description: Tree to 40 m with bark light grey to brown, scaly; young shoots rusty-pubescent.

Leaves lanceolate to narrow-elliptic, usually 7–14 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, soft but firm, ± glabrous; apex blunt, sometimes notched; margin finely toothed to ± crenate; old leaves often turning red before falling; petiole c. 1 cm long.

Inflorescence c. 2–3 cm long. Perianth segments c. 1 mm long.

Capsule ovoid, c. 12 mm long, brown to black; seeds brown with a yellow fibrous aril.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Distribution and occurrence: in rainforest on the coastal ranges from the Bellinger River to Springbrook (Qld), especially common in the Dorrigo area.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Austrobuxus was formerly placed in Euphorbiaceae.

Text by T.A. James & G.J. Harden, Flora of New South Wales Vol. 1: 401 (1990), in Euphorbiaceae; revised May 2017.
Taxon concept: Australian Plant Census (accessed May 2017)


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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