Quassia sp. 'Mount Nardi'
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Simaroubaceae |
| Genus: | Quassia |
| Species: | Q. sp. 'Mount Nardi' |
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| Quassia sp. 'Mount Nardi | |
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Quassia sp. Mount Nardi is a plant found in north eastern New South Wales, Australia. An uncommon to rare plant, yet to be formally named.[1] The original specimen was collected at Mount Nardi, not far from Nimbin.[2]
It grows below rainforest, in high rainfall areas. Often found at altitudes around 650 metres above sea level, on soils based on rhyolite or basalt. It grows between Dorrigo in the south to the Tweed River in the north.
A bush up to 5 metres tall with a stem diameter of 10 cm. Often seen with two or more stems. Leaves are smooth edged, 8 to 16 cm long and 1.5 to 3 cm wide. A fairly dull green above and yellow green below the leaf. The midrib vein is darker on the bottom side, but paler above. An intramarginal leaf vein is parallel to the edge of the leaf, starting from the termination of the lateral leaf veins. Reddish/green flowers form on slender stalks, from July to February. The fruit is an attractive orange or red drupe, 15 to 20 mm long. Germination from fresh seed can take up to six months, but some seeds will germinate within three weeks.
References
- ↑ "Mt Nardi Quassia". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved December 4th, 2010.
- ↑ Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 2008, ISBN 978-0-9589436-7-3 page 416