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Acronychia Octandra
''Acronychia octandra'', commonly known as doughwood, silver birch or soapwood, is a species of rainforest tree that is Endemism, endemic to eastern coastal areas of Australia. It has mostly Glossary of leaf morphology#trifoliate, trifoliate leaves with elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets, greenish-white flowers arranged in groups in leaf wikt:axil, axils and fleshy fruit of four Gynoecium#Carpels, carpels fused at the base. Description ''Acronychia octandra'' is a tree that typically grows to a height of . The leaves are mostly trifoliate, the leaflets narrow elliptical to narrow egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, long and wide, the Petiole (botany), petiole long but the Petiole (botany), petiolule of the leaflets is more or less absent. The flowers are arranged in panicles long, the individual flowers on a Pedicel (botany), pedicel long. The four sepals are wide, the four petals greenish-white and long and the eight stamens alternate in length. Flowering occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha
The Brisbane Botanic Gardens (formerly the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and informally the Toowong Botanic Gardens) are located from the Brisbane CBD at the foot of Brisbane's tallest mountain, Mount Coot-tha in the suburb of Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia. History The gardens, which were originally called the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and which cover , were established by the Brisbane City Council in 1970, and officially opened in 1976. The gardens are the second botanical gardens established in Brisbane. The original gardens, now known as the City Botanic Gardens are located in the Brisbane CBD at Gardens Point. The new gardens were developed by the City Council because the original city site could not be expanded and was flood prone. The Mount Coot-tha Library at the gardens opened in 1975. Features Features of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens include: * Tropical Display Dome — opened in December 1977, 28 m in diameter and 9 m high * Japanese Garden * Bon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
