Codonocarpus cotinifolius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Gyrostemonaceae |
Genus: | Codonocarpus |
Species: | C. cotinifolius |
Binomial name | |
Codonocarpus cotinifolius | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Gyrostemon acaciiformisF.Muell. Contents |
Codonocarpus cotinifolius is a tall shrub or tree in the Gyrostemonaceae family [3] found in all mainland states of Australia, [2] including Victoria, [3] and is also widespread in arid areas. [4] It is suspected of being toxic to stock. [5]
Common names are native poplar (New South Wales, [4] Western Australia), [6] and bell-fruit tree (Victoria) [3]
The species was first described in 1822 as Gyrostemon cotinifolium by René Louiche Desfontaines. [1] [7] In 1862, Ferdinand von Mueller transferred it to the genus, Codonocarpus . [1] [8]
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