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| + | '''''Flindersia''''' is a genus of 14 species of [[tree]] in the family [[Rutaceae]]. They are native to the [[Moluccas]], [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]] ([[New South Wales]] and [[Queensland]]) and [[New Caledonia]]. |
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| + | They are cultivated and planted for both timber and as a street tree. The genus was named after explorer [[Matthew Flinders]]. |
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− | ==Varieties== | + | ==Species== |
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| + | * ''[[Flindersia amboinensis]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia australis]]'', Australian Teak, Crows Ash, maple silkwood |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia brayleyana]]'', Queensland maple, maple silkwood |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia bourjotiana]]'', Queensland silver ash |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia collina]]'', Leopard Wood, [[New South Wales]] & [[Queensland]] |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia ifflaina]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia laevicarpa]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia maculosa]]'', Leopardwood, Leopard Tree |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia pimenteliana]]'', Maple Silkwood |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia pubescens]]'', maple silkwood |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia schottiana]]'', silver ash, cudgerie, bumpy ash |
| + | * ''[[Flindersia xanthoxyla]]'', Yellowwood or Long Jack |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
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− | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | + | Image:Medium_crowash.jpg|Habit of ''F. australis'' |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | + | Image:Flindersia_australis_Crows_Nest.jpg|Fruit capsule of ''F. australis'' |
− | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 | + | Image:Flindersia_schottiana.jpg|Habit of ''F. schottiana'' |
| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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