Diploglottis campbellii
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 D. campbellii seedling
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| Diploglottis campbellii Cheel. |
Diploglottis campbellii is a compact tree to 30 metres found in the rainforests of northern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland. It is known commonly as the small-leaved tamarind. It is rare and threatened and is restriced to a small number of sites each with a maximum of 3 trees per site. However, the tree, as a seedling, is readily available from nurseries in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, and in south-eastern Queensland.
It has soft hairy new growth that becomes hairless with age. It has a grey brown trunk, the outer surface of live bark is green with orange to brown blotches, leaves 10-35cm long, leaflets 4-8cm, glossy upper surface, pale dull bottom surface
The inflorescence type is a panicle up to 15 centimetres long with small creamy brown flowers, Fruit usually 2 lobed but can be 1 or 3 lobed (each lobe holding a single seed), hairless, Red (rarely yellow) with a brown capsule, ripe Feb- April.
[edit] External sources
- Information obtianed at Tafe Grovely Campus
- National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW, Harden 1991; Harden et al 1992
