Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Chionanthus acuminiger F.Muell.
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Flowers. CC-BY J.L. Dowe
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Fruit, side view, cross section and seed. © W. T. Cooper
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10th leaf stage. © CSIRO
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Cotyledon stage, hypogeal germination. © CSIRO
Family
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1873), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 8(60): 42-43. Type: "Ad sinum Rockinghami; J. Dallachy."
Common name
Olive, Pimply; Pimply Olive
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Leaves
Flowers
Seedlings
Distribution and Ecology
Occurs in NEQ. Altitudinal range from 180-1200 m. Grows as an understory tree in well developed rain forest. Most frequently found in upland and mountain areas.
Natural History & Notes
Fallen fruit eaten by Cassowaries. Cooper & Cooper (1994).
This taxon was treated as 'Chionanthus axillaris' in previous versions of the RFK.
RFK Code
241
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