Lepiderema pulchella
| Fine-leaved Tuckeroo | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Lepiderema |
| Species: | L. pulchella |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepiderema pulchella Radlk. | |
Lepiderema pulchella known as the Fine-leaved Tuckeroo is a rainforest tree found in eastern Australia. The specific epithet pulchella is from the Latin, referring to the beautiful fine leaves. A rare species with a ROTAP rating of 2RC-
It grows in seaside rainforests and drier rainforests from the Brunswick River, New South Wales in the south to Nambour in south eastern Queensland.
A small tree, up to 15 metres tall and a stem diameter of 40 cm. The trunk is grey and smooth sometimes with horizontal raised rings. The tree's base is usually flanged. Yellow to orange flowers form from September to October. The fruit is a smooth orange capsule, maturing around December.[1]
References
- ↑ Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 397