Polyosma cunninghamii
 | This article includes a improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (October 2019) ) |
| Polyosma cunninghamii | |
|---|---|
| |
| Polyosma cunninghamii at Mount Banda Banda, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Escalloniales |
| Family: | Escalloniaceae |
| Genus: | Polyosma |
| Species: | P. cunninghamii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Polyosma cunninghamii Benn. | |
Polyosma cunninghamii, known as the featherwood, is a small rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It grows in many different types of rainforest, however seldom found in the drier rainforests. It is often seen in the cooler rainforests at high altitude. The range of natural distribution is from
Maleny (26° S) in south eastern Queensland
.
Description
A tree to 15 metres and a trunk diameter of 25 cm. The dark brown bark has wrinkles and vertical ridges.
Young shoots are hairy towards the leaf buds. Leaves opposite, simple, reverse
lanceolate
, 5 to 10 cm long with four to six serrations on each side. Leaf stalks around 3 to 6 mm long. The midrib is raised below the leaf, but depressed on the top of the leaf.
Fragrant flowers form in
rose crowned fruit dove
. Germination from fresh seed is slow, taking six to ten months.
References
- Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 1989, ISBN 0-909605-57-2page 128
- "Polyosma cunninghamii". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2009-06-20.