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Hairy Walnut

Endiandra insignis

Hairy Walnut
Photo: Queensland Herbarium, CC BY 4.0
Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
NE. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Endiandra insignis, commonly known as hairy walnut, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1892. It has a conservation status of least concern.

Where it grows

The species grows in rainforest and is widespread within coastal and sub-coastal areas of Queensland from about Rossville to Tully, at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It grows on various soil types but has a preference for those derived from basalt.

Uses

The tree produces a good quality general purpose timber which is sold under the name "hairy walnut".

Other Endiandra plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Endiandra insignis 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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