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|familia=Rutaceae
|genus=Flindersia
|species=australis
|common_name=Australian Teak, Crow's Ash
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit=tree
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Max ht box=120
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|Max wd box=35
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|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun
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|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|flowers=white
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|image=Medium crowash.jpg
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'''''Flindersia australis''''' ('''Crows Ash''', '''Australian Teak''') is a [[rainforest]] tree from [[New South Wales]] and [[Queensland]] in [[Australia]].<ref name=NSW>{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Flindersia~australis|title=''Flindersia australis'' |accessdate=2009-06-26 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}</ref>  It grows up to 40 metres high, with larger trees having a [[buttress root|buttressed]] trunk. The leaves are alternate or occasionally   opposite and have between 3 and 13 leaflets.<ref name=NSW/> Each of these is 2.4 to 13 cm long and 0.8 to 4.3 cm wide.<ref name=NSW/> Flowers appear during spring forming inflorescences to 15 cm long.<ref name=NSW/> These have white or cream petals which are between 5 and 7 mm long. Both the petals and sepals are covered with hair. The flowers are followed by woody capsules which are 7 to 10 cm long.<ref name=NSW/> These split open to reveal the winged seeds.<ref name=NSW/>

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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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