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Actephila

Actephila lindleyi

Actephila
Photo: Margaret Flocton, Public domain
Family
Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanth family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
Maluku to Solomon Is.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Actephila lindleyi is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a shrub or small tree that can grow up to 12 metres tall. Found in tropical, subtropical and dry rainforest in coastal areas north from Shoalhaven Gorge in New South Wales to Papua New Guinea and adjacent islands in the north. In New South Wales this species grows on a variety of different soils, such as andesites, basalts or metamorphics from elevations of 40 to 500 metres above sea level. A rare species in the Illawarra region at the southern part of its range.

Other Actephila plants

Actephila excelsa · Actephila foetida · Actephila grandifolia · Actephila · Actephila

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Actephila lindleyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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