Myrtaceae FAMILY

Lophostemon suaveolens

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Swamp mahogany is an evergreen shrub or tree that can reach up to 25 metres tall, but is usually smaller[ 156 Title Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney Year 1981 ISBN 0-00-216441-8 Description A very readable book. ]. The bole can be 30 - 45cm in diameter[ 601 Title The Useful Native Plants of Australia. Publication Author Maiden J.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Turner & Co.; London. Year 1889 ISBN Description Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is mainly used locally.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland; north to New Guinea.

HabitatOften found in lowland areas that are subject to periodic inundation, though it is also found on well-drained higher ground[ 156 Title Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney Year 1981 ISBN 0-00-216441-8 Description A very readable book. ]. Sclerophyll forest, widespread and common in coastal districts, often on swampy ground or alluvial flats[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].