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Australian Native ID?

19 years ago

Hello

Just wondering even what family this plant may be in. I Live in norther nsw and its very common along my creek ranging from a few metres on the rocks to larger 10m tall. The seed capsules have 3 compartments when they open up and are woody with lots of little seeds inside. Thanks. Luke

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TonyfromOz
19 years ago
Can you post a clearer closeup of a twig showing leaf arrangement plus some opening capsules - or alternatively scan it on a flatbed scanner? I thought I could recognise most NSW trees & shrubs, but this one puzzles me. Euphorbiaceae mostly have 3-locular fruits, but not very woody and not with many small seeds in each compartment.
TonyfromOz
19 years ago
Maybe you could draw the attention of wooroonooran (Kris) to your posting. He visits this site occasionally and is more familiar than I with trees and shrubs of NE NSW. You can get his contact details from the post linked below.

Here is a link that might be useful: response by wooroonooran
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Wooroonooran
19 years ago
Luke,
its a Tristaniopsis laurina (Myrtaceae).
Strictly a riparian species.
It is basically the Xanthostemon of the southern rainforest riparian niche. In the Wet Tropics we have Tristaniopsis exiliflora which is a close relative of T.laurina.
Can be grown readily by seed and can be established away from water.
You guys down there also have Tristaniopsis collina which grows at higher elevation and often is association with temperate rainforest (at least in the Tweed area).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristaniopsis
regards Kris

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