Lauraceae FAMILY

Beilschmiedia obtusifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Beilschmiedia obtusifolia is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 35 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its useful wood, known as 'ivory walnut', which is traded[ 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. ]. It is also the source of an essential oil and tannins.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea, eastern Australia.

HabitatRain forests in soils derived from a variety of rock types, but reaching its best development in gallery forests in alluvium; at elevations from sea level to 800 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. ].