Lomatia fraseri

Lomatia fraseri
Lomatia fraseri at Brisbane Water National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Lomatia
Species:	L. fraseri
Binomial name
Lomatia fraseri R.Br.
Synonyms
Tricondylus fraseri (R.Br.) Kuntze

Lomatia fraseri (Tree Lomatia, Forest Lomatia or Silky Lomatia) is a shrub or small tree which is native to rainforest margins in mountainous regions of Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.^[1][2] The species grows up to 8 metres high and has lancelolate to elliptic leaves which range from entire to deeply pinnasect and are between 6.5 to 15 cm long and 1 to 3.5 centimetres wide. The upper surfaces are green and glabrous, while the undersides are yellow-green and silky.^[2] The white to cream conflorescences appear between December and February in the species native range, followed by the development of 1.5 to 3 cm long follicles.^{[1] [2]}

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