Dysoxylum pachyphyllum

Dysoxylum pachyphyllum

Dysoxylum pachyphyllum is a small tree in the Mahogany family, endemic to Lord Howe Island. It grows at all altitudes on the island, up to 15 metres tall.- References :...

 is sometimes erroneously called D. fraserianum in older sources.

Dysoxylum fraserianum (Rosewood or Australian Rose Mahogany) is a large tree

Tree

A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 native to NSW and 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...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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Mature trees can grow up to 57 m in height, with a trunk up to 3.5 metres in diameter. It has 6.5–25 cm long paripinnate dark-green leaves

Leaves

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 with 4–12 leaflet

Leaflet

A leaflet in botany is a part of a compound leaf. A leaflet may resemble an entire leaf, but it is not borne on a stem as a leaf is, but rather on a vein of the whole leaf. Compound leaves are common in many plant families...

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D. fraserianum is one of the most common tree species in subtropical rainforests of Australia. It is a typical long lived, slow growing and shade tolerant climax

Climax vegetation

Climax vegetation is the vegetation which establishes itself on a given site for given climatic conditions in the absence of anthropic action after a long time ....

 species

Climax species

Climax species, also called late seral, late-successional, K-selected or equilibrium species, are plant species that will remain essentially unchanged in terms of species composition for as long as a site remains undisturbed. They are the most shade-tolerant species of tree to establish in the...

. Rosewood has been extensively logged for its fragrant red timber.

External links

• Picture showing the fruit of D. fraserianum