Alectryon subcinereus

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Alectryon subcinereus
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large Alectryon subcinereus growing by the Hacking River, Australia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Alectryon
Species:
A. subcinereus
Binomial name
Alectryon subcinereus
(A.Gray) Radlk.

Alectryon subcinereus, commonly named native quince, wild quince or bird's eye, is a species of shrubs or small trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae.

They are endemic to eastern Australia, from far eastern Victoria northwards, through eastern New South Wales and through to central Queensland. [1]

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References

  1. "Alectryon subcinereus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2009.