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Xylomelum scottianum, the northern woody pear, is a shrub or small tree of dry open forests in northern Queensland's Cape York region, growing up to 10 m. It is best suited to warm, sunny, well-drained sandy soil and is rarely grown outside its native range.
Xylomelum scottianum is a shrub or small tree in the woody pear genus of the family Proteaceae that is commonly known as the northern woody pear. It grows to 10 m (33 ft) in height. Endemic to Australia, it is widespread in dry areas of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, and on Thursday Island in Torres Strait. It is common on sandy soils in open forests, at altitudes of up to 440 m (1,440 ft) above sea level. It flowers from October to May. The brown seeds are 68–77 mm (2.7–3.0 in) long. It was used medicinally by the Aboriginal people, as an infusion of the bark and leaves, drunk to relieve internal pain.
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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.
