Canarium australianum var. australianum
(Mango bark, Brown cudgeree)
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FAMILY |
Burseraceae |
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Species |
Canarium australianum var. australianum |
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Common name |
Mango bark, Brown cudgeree |
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Flower colour; life form |
White; tree |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
A common tree in woodlands around Townsville, there is a nice specimen just outside DA10. The leathery pinnate leaves have 5-9 leaflets with prominent lateral veins that are often pale-coloured. The greenish-white flowers are in pendulous racemes; fruit is a smooth blue drupe about 2 cm long, eaten by Torres Strait pigeons and other birds.
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