Acradenia euodiiformis
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another Australian rainforest tree known as Bonewood is Emmenosperma alphitonioides
Acradenia euodiiformis is a small to medium sized tree growing in north eastern New South Wales
, Australia
. The Bonewood or Yellow Satinheart is an understorey tree, found naturally from Bulahdelah
(32° S) to the McPherson Range
(28° S) bordering with the state of Queensland
.
The trunk is rarely cylindrical. Usually irregular in shape, sometimes with several stems. The bark is creamy, usually smooth, somewhat corky with vertical lines of pustules. The outer surface of live bark is in patterns of red and cream.
Leaves are opposite and usually in threes. (Occasionally in fives or twos). Leaflets not toothed, and somewhat oblique
at the base. Flowers appear from October to December, being white and scented in panicle
s.
The fruit matures from January to March, being two hard carpels, 6 to 10 mm long. Seed germination is difficult.
Emmenosperma alphitonioides
Emmenosperma alphitonioides known as the Yellow Ash or Bonewood is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It grows from Clyde River, New South Wales near Batemans Bay , to Cape York Peninsula in at the most northerly part of Australia...
Acradenia euodiiformis is a small to medium sized tree growing in north eastern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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. The Bonewood or Yellow Satinheart is an understorey tree, found naturally from Bulahdelah
Bulahdelah
Bulahdelah is a locality in the Hunter/Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in the Great Lakes Council Local Government Area. The main population centre, where 69% of the area's population lives, is the town of Bulahdelah.-Geography:...
(32° S) to the McPherson Range
McPherson Range
The McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Further west of the...
(28° S) bordering with the state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
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Habitat
The Bonewood is often seen in rainforests as an understorey tree. Particularly on poorer sedimentary soils and along creeks. Sometimes found growing on the more fertile basaltic soils and at relatively high altitudes.Description
Acradenia euodiiformis usually grows from 12 to 20 metres tall and a stem diameter of up to 60 cm.The trunk is rarely cylindrical. Usually irregular in shape, sometimes with several stems. The bark is creamy, usually smooth, somewhat corky with vertical lines of pustules. The outer surface of live bark is in patterns of red and cream.
Leaves are opposite and usually in threes. (Occasionally in fives or twos). Leaflets not toothed, and somewhat oblique
Oblique
Oblique may refer to:*Oblique angle, in geometry, an angle that is not a multiple of 90 degrees*Oblique angle, synonym for Dutch angle, a cinematographic technique*Oblique , by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson...
at the base. Flowers appear from October to December, being white and scented in panicle
Panicle
A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches; in other words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes....
s.
The fruit matures from January to March, being two hard carpels, 6 to 10 mm long. Seed germination is difficult.