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Endiandra dielsiana

Endiandra dielsiana
Photo: T.Nolan, CC BY 4.0
Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
New Guinea, N. & NE. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Endiandra dielsiana, commonly known as candle walnut, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1923. It has a conservation status of least concern.

Where it grows

It is found in New Guinea and along the east coast of Queensland from near Lockhart River to Eungella National Park. It grows in rainforest on various soil types at altitudes from 150 m (490 ft) to about 1,200 m (3,900 ft).

Uses

This is a large tree which produces a good quality general purpose timber. It is sold under the name "candle walnut".

Other Endiandra plants

Endiandra acuminata · Endiandra anthropophagorum · Endiandra bellendenkerana · Endiandra bessaphila · Endiandra collinsii · Greenheart · Endiandra cooperana · Northern rose walnut · Coach Walnut · Domatia Tree · Endiandra floydii · Brown Walnut

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Endiandra dielsiana 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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