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Bird's Eye

Alectryon subcinereus

Also called Wild Quince, Native Quince, Smooth Rambutan

Bird's Eye
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, Public domain
Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
E. Australia to E. Victoria
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Alectryon subcinereus, commonly named native quince, wild quince or bird's eye, is a species of shrubs or small trees, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae.

They are endemic to eastern Australia, from far eastern Victoria northwards, through eastern New South Wales and through to central Queensland.

Other Alectryon plants

Alectryon · Beach Alectryon · Holly Bush · Three Kings Titoki · George Alectryon · Hawai'i alectryon · Australian Rosewood · Alectryon ramiflorus · Alectryon repandodentatus · Hard Alectryon · Hairy Bird's Eye · Alectryon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alectryon subcinereus 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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