Athertonia diversifolia
Proteaceae FAMILY

Athertonia diversifolia

Athertonia diversifolia

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Atherton oak is a relatively slow-growing evergreen tree that can reach a height of 10 - 30 metres[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. , 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. ]. The edible seed is gathered from the wild and consumed locally. The tree is rare and threatened in the wild[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAustralia - Queensland.
HabitatCoastal ranges from Cape Tribulation to Mt Bartle Frere, north-eastern Queensland. Grows in rainforest, mostly from 700 to 1150 metres, but descending to as low as 400 metres at Alexandra Ck[ 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. ].