Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Castanospora alphandii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
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Flowers. © Barry Jago
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Leaves and Flowers. © CSIRO
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Fruit, side view, cross section and seeds. © W. T. Cooper
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Cotyledon stage, hypogeal germination. © CSIRO
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Cotyledon stage, hypogeal germination. © CSIRO
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10th leaf stage. © CSIRO
Family
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875) Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9: 92.
Common name
Brown Tamarind; Native Chestnut; Tamarind, Brown
Stem
Sapwood surface often corrugated.
Leaves
Flowers
Fruit
Fruits +/- peach coloured, finely tomentose. Seeds large, about 17-25 x 20-30 mm, brown.
Seedlings
Distribution and Ecology
Natural History & Notes
Fruit eaten by Cassowaries.
A fast growing tree that quickly produces a dense crown. Suitable for parks and larger gardens.
Synonyms
Ratonia alphandi F.Muell., Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4: 158(1864), Type: In tractu montano Seaview Range apud sinum litoreum Rockingham Bay. Dallachy. Nephelium callarrie J.F.Bailey, Queensland Agricultural Journal 5(4): 388(1899), Type: Mulgrave River, Bellenden Ker Expedition, 1889. Upper Barron River, J.F. Bailey, June, 1899.
RFK Code
80
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