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Citronella moorei
Also called Soapy Box, Churnwood, Corduroy, Soapbox
Citronella moorei is a rainforest tree growing in eastern Australia. Common names for this species include churnwood, citronella, soapy box, silky beech, and corduroy. It is easily identified in the rainforest by the extraordinary twisting and crooked trunk.
Growing on volcanic soils or rich alluvial soils in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate rainforests, it is common in sheltered valleys and slopes. Citronella moorei is found from the Clyde River, New South Wales (35° S) to Mossman, Queensland (16° S) in the tropics.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Citronella moorei 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.
