Meliaceae FAMILY

Dysoxylum rufum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The golden-brown, ripe fruit capsules shower tiny, irritant fibres when disturbed[ 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 species is regarded as poisonous, and is suspected of having caused death in cattle[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Dysoxylum rufum is an evergreen tree developing a dense, rounded canopy in full sun; it usually grows up to 10 metres tall, but can sometimes reach up to 30 metres[ 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its wood. It is also suitable for use as a pioneer species for restoring native woodland.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales to northern Queensland.

HabitatUsually an understorey tree, though sometimes growing into the canopy, found in subtropical, dry and tropical forests, preferring fertile volcanic soils but also on poorer soils; ascending to 1,100 metres in tropical areas[ 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. ].