Flindersia
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Flindersia is a genus of 14 species of tree
in the family Rutaceae
. They are native to the Moluccas, New Guinea
, Australia
(New South Wales
and Queensland
) and New Caledonia
.
They are cultivated and planted for both timber and as a street tree. The genus was named after explorer Matthew Flinders
.
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...
in the family Rutaceae
Rutaceae
Rutaceae, commonly known as the rue or citrus family, is a family of flowering plants, usually placed in the order Sapindales.Species of the family generally have flowers that divide into four or five parts, usually with strong scents...
. They are native to the Moluccas, New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, 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...
(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...
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...
) and New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
.
They are cultivated and planted for both timber and as a street tree. The genus was named after explorer Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
.
Selected species
- Flindersia amboinensisFlindersia amboinensisFlindersia amboinensis is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Eddowes, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
- Flindersia australisFlindersia australisFlindersia australis is a rainforest tree from New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. It grows up to 40 metres high, with larger trees having a buttressed trunk. The leaves are alternate or occasionally opposite and have between 3 and 13 leaflets. Each of these is 2.4 to 13 cm long and...
, Australian Teak, Crows Ash, maple silkwood - Flindersia bennettiana, Bennett's Ash
- Flindersia brayleyanaFlindersia brayleyanaFlindersia brayleyana or Queensland maple is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is found in northern Queensland in Australia...
, Queensland maple, maple silkwood - Flindersia bourjotiana, Queensland silver ash
- Flindersia collinaFlindersia collinaFlindersia collina is an Australian rainforest tree in the citrus family. It is known as the Leopard Wood, Broad-leaved Leopard Tree or Leopard Ash. It occurs in dry rainforest, often on hillsides. The species name collina means hill dweller. Seen from the upper Richmond River, New South Wales to...
, Leopard Wood, New South WalesNew South WalesNew 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...
& QueenslandQueenslandQueensland 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... - Flindersia ifflainaFlindersia ifflainaFlindersia ifflaina is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is found in Queensland and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Eddowes, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
- Flindersia laevicarpaFlindersia laevicarpaFlindersia laevicarpa is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is found in Australia, West Papua , and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Eddowes, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
- Flindersia maculosaFlindersia maculosaFlindersia maculosa is a tree in the citrus family. It is found in arid and semi arid areas in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. Because of the spotted bark, it is known as the Leopardwood or Leopard Tree....
, Leopardwood, Leopard Tree - Flindersia pimentelianaFlindersia pimentelianaFlindersia pimenteliana is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It may be known by the common name Maple Silkwood. The common name Maple Silkwood may also refer to Flindersia australis, Flindersia brayleyana or Flindersia pubescens. It is found in Queensland , West Papua , and Papua New Guinea...
, Maple Silkwood - Flindersia pubescens, maple silkwood
- Flindersia schottianaFlindersia schottianaFlindersia schottiana is a species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is found in Australia, West Papua , and Papua New Guinea...
, silver ash, cudgerie, bumpy ash - Flindersia xanthoxylaFlindersia xanthoxylaFlindersia xanthoxyla is an Australian rainforest tree in the citrus family. It is known as the Long Jack or Yellowwood . It occurs mainly in dry rainforest or littoral rainforest. However, it also occurs in sub tropical rainforest such as Davis Scrub Nature Reserve. The species name xanthoxyla...
, Yellowwood or Long Jack