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Trochocarpa Celebica
''Trochocarpa'' (Greek ''trochos'' = wheel, ''carpos'' = fruit) is a genus of shrubs or small trees, of the plant family Ericaceae. They occur naturally through coastal and montane eastern Australian rainforests and mountain shrublands and in New Guinea, Borneo and Sulawesi (Malesia). Species This listing may be incomplete. *''Trochocarpa arfakensis'' – Arfak Mountains, New Guinea *''Trochocarpa bellendenkerensis'' – Queensland tropical rain forests, Wet Tropics of NE. Queensland endemism, endemic, Australia *''Trochocarpa celebica'' – C. Sulawesi, N. Borneo (Malesia) *''Trochocarpa clarkei'' – Victoria (Australia), Victoria Australia *''Trochocarpa cunninghamii'' – Tasmania, Australia *''Trochocarpa dekockii'' – New Guinea *''Trochocarpa disperma'' – New Guinea *''Trochocarpa disticha'' – Tasmania, Australia *''Trochocarpa gjelleruppi'' – NW. New Guinea *''Trochocarpa gunnii'' – Tasmania, Australia *''Trochocarpa laurina'' – New South Wales, NSW, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trochocarpa Laurina
''Trochocarpa laurina'' is an Australian shrub or small tree. It occurs from near Bermagui (36° S) in southern coastal New South Wales to the Wet Tropics in Queensland. It grows at the summit of Mount Bellenden Ker, which has an average annual rainfall of 8312 mm. The minimum annual rainfall requirement is 1200 mm. The habitat is rainforest of various types and wet sclerophyll forest. In August 1990, the then-largest known specimen was documented in the Sydney suburb of Eastwood; it stood tall. Common names include tree heath, axebreaker, sandberry, wheel-fruit, waddy wood, laurel heath and turkey bush. Description A small tree or shrub with a corky trunk, and heavy low branches. The crooked trunk can be up to 45 cm in diameter, slightly flanged at the base. Often seen around 4 metres tall. Leaves alternate, grouped at the ends of the branchlets. Not toothed, elliptic, 5 to 7 cm long, pointed at the tip. Glossy green both sides, paler beneath. Five to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |