''Sloanea woollsii'', commonly known as yellow carabeen, is a large

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with plank buttresses that is native to northeastern

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and eastern

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. Its southern distributional limit is near the town of

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(32° S) at Tallowwood Forest Park and O'Sullivans Gap Reserve. ''Sloanea woollsii'' is one of the common tree species in

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of Australia growing up to 55 metres tall.Floyd, A. 1990: ''Australian Rainforests in New South Wales, Volume 1'' Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, Chipping Norton, NSW. It is a typical long-lived (up to 800 years), slow growing and

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woollsii Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Oxalidales of Australia Trees of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{Australia-rosid-stub