Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Alectryon semicinereus (F.Muell.) Radlk.
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Leaves and Flowers. © CSIRO

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Leaves and fruit. © CSIRO

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10th leaf stage. © CSIRO

Cotyledon stage, epigeal germination. © CSIRO
Family
Radlkofer, L.A.T. (1879) Actes du Congres Internationale de Botanistes .. Amsterdam for 1877 : 118.
Stem
A small tree seldom exceeding 30 cm dbh. Sapwood surface slightly corrugated.
Leaves
Flowers
Fruit
Seedlings
Cotyledons about 8-10 mm long. First pair of leaves trifoliolate, toothed or lobed, subsequent leaves simple and lobed becoming pinnate or trifoliolate by the tenth leaf. At the tenth leaf stage: leaflet blades glabrous throughout and glaucous on the underside. Seed germination time 23 to 61 days.
Distribution and Ecology
Endemic to Queensland, occurs in NEQ and in south-eastern Queensland but not in coastal central Queensland. Altitudinal range from 450-850 m. Grows as an understory tree in drier, more seasonal rain forest often associated with Kauri Pine (Agathis robusta).
Synonyms
Nephelium semicinereum F.Muell., Fragm. 4: 158(1864), Type: Queensland, Rockingham Bay, J. Dallachy; iso: BRI, NSW.
RFK Code
936
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