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Endiandra monothyra subsp. monothyra

Endiandra monothyra subsp. monothyra
Photo: Queensland Herbarium, CC BY 4.0

Endiandra monothyra subsp. monothyra, known as rose walnut, is a large rainforest tree from northeast Queensland, Australia. It is a forest canopy species rather than a garden plant, and it is not commonly grown.

Family
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist while young; mature trees in rainforest conditions need no supplemental watering.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil; prefers basalt-derived soils in its native range.
Temperature
Tropical; frost intolerant, protect below about 5 °C.
How easy
Hard

About

Endiandra monothyra subsp. monothyra, known as rose walnut, is a subspecies of plant in the family Lauraceae native to Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1989. It has a conservation status of Least concern.

Where it grows

The tree is widespread in northeast Queensland. It grows in well-developed rainforest on a variety of soil types, but it has a preference for basalt. It occurs at altitudes from 200 to 1,000 m (660 to 3,280 ft).

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 monothyra subsp. monothyra 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.

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