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Silkwood

Lepiderema sericolignis

Silkwood
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Native range
NE. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Lepiderema sericolignis, commonly known as silkwood, is a plant in the maple and lychee family Sapindaceae found only in the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia.

Where it grows

Lepiderema sericolignis inhabits rainforest, often close to rivers or mangrove communities, from around Rossville southwards to about Ingham. The altitudinal range is from sea level to about 1,000 m (3,300 ft).

Other Lepiderema plants

Hairy lepiderema · Lepiderema melanorrhachis · Lepiderema papuana · Fine Leaved Tuckeroo · Lepiderema

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepiderema sericolignis 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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