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Endiandra introrsa
Also called Nsw Walnut, Plumwood, Red Plum, Red Walnut
Dorrigo Plum is a rare rainforest tree from eastern Australia, growing up to about 40 metres tall in warm temperate rainforest, mostly above 300 metres. It is grown mainly for conservation and in native or shade-tree plantings rather than as a common garden plant.
Endiandra introrsa is a rare rainforest tree growing in eastern Australia. Listed with a Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (ROTAP) rating of 3RCa. Its habitat is a warm temperate rainforest on the poorer rainforest soils, mostly over 300 metres elevation, and its range of natural distribution is from near Dorrigo to various sites in the state of Queensland.
Common names include red plum, Dorrigo plum and red walnut, although the tree is neither a plum nor a walnut, but a laurel. The specific epithet "introrsa" refers to the openings of the flower anthers being on the inner side.
Endiandric acid C, isolated from the Endiandra introrsa tree, is reported to have better antibiotic activity than ampicillin.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Endiandra introrsa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
