Eucryphia moorei

From Justapedia, unleashing the power of collective wisdom
(Redirected from Pinkwood)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Eucryphia moorei
Pinkwood.jpg
Pinkwood at Gulaga Mountain summit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Eucryphia
Species:
E. moorei
Binomial name
Eucryphia moorei
F.Muell.

Eucryphia moorei, commonly known as pinkwood, plumwood, or eastern leatherwood is a tree found in southeastern New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It also occurs just over the border at the Howe Range in Victoria. Pinkwood is the dominant tree species of cool-temperate rainforests of southeastern NSW.[1] Young plants often grow as hemiepiphytes.

Description

Eucryphia moorei can grow to 30 metres in height.[1] Leaves are pinnate, mostly 5–15 cm long, with usually 5–13 leaflets but they are often reduced to 3 on flowering branches. Leaflets are oblong, 1–7 cm long, mostly 5–15 mm wide, margins are entire, lamina is leathery, upper surface is dark green and ± glabrous, lower surface is white-tomentose; petiole is 10–30 mm long; lateral leaflets are sessile.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c Floyd, A. 1990: Australian Rainforests in New South Wales, Volume 1. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, Chipping Norton, NSW.
  2. ^ Harden, G. J. (2001). "Eucryphia moorei – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 13 Mar 2013.

Error: "Q8846044" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.