Lauraceae FAMILY

Endiandra discolor

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Endiandra discolor is a tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole is usually buttressed[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, a general purpose timber that is marketed as 'rose walnut'[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - eastern Queensland and New South Wales.

HabitatFound in a variety of habitats; growing in in mountain rainforest margins in soils derived from a variety of rock types in the north of its range; and in rain forests on alluvial flats in the south; at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].