Lauraceae FAMILY

Endiandra insignis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Endiandra insignis is a tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole is sometimes 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 trees are harvested from the wild for their wood, a useful general purpose timber marketed as 'hairy 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 RangeAustralai - northeast Queensland.

HabitatWell-developed rain forests, in soils derived from a variety of rock types but reaches best development in soils derived from basalt; 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. , 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. ].