Xylomelum cunninghamianum

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Xylomelum cunninghamianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Xylomelum
Species: X. cunninghamianum
Binomial name
Xylomelum cunninghamianum
Foreman[1]

Xylomelum cunninghamianum is a tree in the woody pear genus of the Proteaceae family. It grows to 12 m in height. Endemic to Australia, it is found throughout inland south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales in dry sclerophyll forest on sandy soils at altitudes of 350–630 m above sea level. It flowers from February to May. The pale brown seeds are 50–70 mm long and 15–20 mm wide.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Foreman, D.B. "Xylomelum cunninghamianum Foreman". Flora of Australia Online. ABRS. Retrieved 2013-03-22. 


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