Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Citronella moorei (F.Muell. ex Benth.) R.A.Howard
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Cotyledon stage, epigeal germination. © CSIRO
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10th leaf stage. © CSIRO
Family
Howard, R.A. (1940) Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21: 472.
Common name
Soapybox; Beech, Silky; Churnwood; Corduroy; Silky Beech; Soapbox
Stem
Leaves
Flowers
Fruit
Fruits 18-24 mm long. Seeds with a longitudinal groove formed by the intrusion of the endocarp.
Seedlings
Distribution and Ecology
Synonyms
Chariessa moorei (Benth.) Engl., Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien 3(5) : 245(1893). Villaresia moorei Benth., Flora Australiensis 1: 396(1863), Type: N.S. Wales. Clarence River, Moore.
RFK Code
439
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