Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Terminalia aridicola subsp. chillagoensis (Domin) Pedley
Family
Pedley, L. () Flora of Australia 18: 326.
Stem
A small tree seldom exceeding 30 cm dbh.
Leaves
Flowers
Inflorescence usually shorter than the leaves, bracts spathulate, up to 3 mm long. Perianth glabrous to densely pubescent outside, lobes triangular, about 2 mm long. Staminal filaments glabrous, about 2-4 mm long. Disk villous. Style glabrous.
Fruit
Mature fruits glabrous to pubescent, about 15-30 x 15-25 mm, compressed and with lateral wings. Seed about 10-12 x 3-4 mm, cotyledons convolute.
Seedlings
Features not available.
Distribution and Ecology
Endemic to Queensland, occurs in NEQ and CEQ. Altitudinal range from 300-600 m. Grows in open forest, monsoon forest and vine thickets.
Natural History & Notes
A small tree that has a lot of horticultural merit, produces golden yellow spikes of flowers in profusion.
Synonyms
Terminalia chillagoensis Domin, Bibliotheca Botanica 89(4): 999(1928), Type: Queensland, Chillagoe, Feb. 1910, K. Domin; holo: PR.
RFK Code
1035
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