Rutaceae FAMILY

Flindersia maculosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Leopardwood is a tree growing up to 15 metres tall. For several years it grows as a spiny, intricate shrub, but eventually an erect trunk arises to form the tree[ 156 Title Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney Year 1981 ISBN 0-00-216441-8 Description A very readable book. ]. The bole can become 24 - 36cm in diameter[ 601 Title The Useful Native Plants of Australia. Publication Author Maiden J.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Turner & Co.; London. Year 1889 ISBN Description Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. A useful gum is obtained from the trunk and this has commercial possibilities if it could be collected economically in sufficient quantities[ 156 Title Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney Year 1981 ISBN 0-00-216441-8 Description A very readable book. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland.

HabitatSandplains and stony hilly areas in dry, inland areas[ 156 Title Useful Wild Plants in Australia. Publication Author Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Publisher William Collins Pty Ltd. Sidney Year 1981 ISBN 0-00-216441-8 Description A very readable book. , 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. ].