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Northern towra

Bosistoa medicinalis

Northern towra
Photo: Unknown photographer, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
EC. Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Bosistoa medicinalis, commonly known as the northern towra or Eumundi bosistoa, is a species of small to medium-sized rainforest tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has simple and pinnate leaves with two or three leaflets and panicles of small white flowers.

Where it grows

Bosistoa medicinalis grows in rainforest, often dry rainforest in near-coastal areas between the Pascoe River in northern Queensland to Woombye in south-eastern Queensland.

Other Bosistoa plants

Five Leaf Bosistoa · Ferny Leaf Bosistoa · Bosistoa transversa · Bosistoa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bosistoa medicinalis 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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