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Giant-leaved Stenocarpus

Stenocarpus cryptocarpus

Giant-leaved Stenocarpus
Photo: Bruce Gray, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
NE. Queensland

About

Stenocarpus cryptocarpus, commonly known as the giant-leaved stenocarpus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to north Queensland. It is a tree with buttress roots at the base, simple, mostly elliptical adult leaves, groups of cream-coloured flowers and narrow oblong follicles.

Where it grows

Giant leaved stenocarpus grows in rainforest at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) between Cooktown and Innisfail.

Other Stenocarpus plants

Stenocarpus acacioides · Stenocarpus angustifolius · Little Wheelbush · Stenocarpus davallioides · Stenocarpus dumbeensis · Stenocarpus heterophyllus · Stenocarpus moorei · Stenocarpus reticulatus · Killarney Beefwood · Firewheel tree · Stenocarpus trinervis · Stenocarpus umbelliferus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stenocarpus cryptocarpus 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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