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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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==Cultivation==

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 120 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 120.
Width: 35 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: white
Scientific Names

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Flindersia australis (Crows Ash, Australian Teak) is a rainforest tree from New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[1] It grows up to 40 metres high, with larger trees having a buttressed trunk. The leaves are alternate or occasionally opposite and have between 3 and 13 leaflets.[1] Each of these is 2.4 to 13 cm long and 0.8 to 4.3 cm wide.[1] Flowers appear during spring forming inflorescences to 15 cm long.[1] 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.[1] These split open to reveal the winged seeds.[1]

Cultivation

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Flindersia australis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved on 2009-06-26.

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