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Red Carabeen

Karrabina benthamiana

Red Carabeen
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, Public domain
Family
Cunoniaceae (Cunoni family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
SE. Queensland to ENE. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Karrabina benthamiana is a species of rainforest trees, growing naturally in north–eastern New South Wales and south–eastern Queensland (mid. eastern coastal region), Australia. They have common names including red carabeen, leather jacket, brush mahogany, red bean, pink marara and brush mararie. This species used to be placed in the genus Geissois as Geissois benthamiana.

Where it grows

Common in warm temperate and sub tropical rainforest areas, often seen in mountain gullies. It grows from near the Manning River area in New South Wales to near Tamborine Mountain, south eastern Queensland.

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Red Carabeen · Karrabina

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Karrabina benthamiana 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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