Erythroxylum ellipticum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Erythroxylaceae |
Genus: | Erythroxylum |
Species: | E. ellipticum |
Binomial name | |
Erythroxylum ellipticum R.Br. ex Benth. | |
Erythroxylum ellipticum is a Northern Australian species of Erythroxylum . It grows as a shrub or tree.
It is locally known as kerosene wood or turpentine tree - because its green branches and twigs burn readily.
The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 m (3 ft 3 in to 16 ft 5 in) and produces white-green flowers around November.
It is found on rocky hillsides and in creek beds growing in sandstone based soils in the Kimberley region of Western Australia [1] and extending across the top end of the Northern Territory and on parts of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
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Hakea chordophylla, commonly known as bootlace oak, bootlace tree, corkwood, or bull oak, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae found in central and northern Australia. Bares very showy golden yellow, pale green or cream nectar rich flowers in winter.
Persoonia falcata, commonly known as the wild pear, is a shrub native to northern Australia.
Acacia incurvaneura, also known as narrow-leaf wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to central and western Australia.
Acacia jensenii is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to north western Australia.
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Acacia hemignosta commonly known as the clubleaf wattle, is a tree or shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to northern parts of Australia.
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Grevillea bracteosa, also known as the bracted grevillea or the grey spider flower, is a shrub which is endemic to Western Australia.
Grevillea dimidiata, also known as the caustic bush or willings tree, is a small tree or shrub which is endemic to Australia.
Grevillea coccinea, commonly known as the scarlet grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area along the south coast of the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.
Grevillea hirtella is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a small area along the west coast in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
Grevillea pythara, also known as the Pythara grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a small area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
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Pericalymma ellipticum, commonly known as a swamp teatree, is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia.
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