Flindersia

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Kingdom Plantae Family Rutaceae Scientific name Flindersia Rank Genus		Order Sapindales Subfamily Flindersioideae Higher classification Rutaceae

Lower classifications Flindersia brayleyana, Flindersia schottiana, Flindersia pimenteliana, Flindersia amboinensis, Flindersia ifflana

Flindersia is a genus of 17 species of trees in the family Rutaceae. They grow naturally in the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia (New South Wales and Queensland) and New Caledonia.

They are cultivated and planted for both timber and as street trees. The genus was named after explorer Matthew Flinders.

Flindersia Flindersia australis Noosa39s Native Plants

Species

This listing was sourced from the Australian Plant Name Index and scientific journal articles.

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Flindersia acuminata C.T.White, silver silkwood, silver maple – NE. Qld

Flindersia amboinensis Poir. – Moluccas to New Guinea

Flindersia australis R.Br., Australian teak, crows ash – E. central Qld to NE. NSW

Flindersia bennettii F.Muell. ex Benth., Bennett's ash – SE. Qld to NE. NSW

Flindersia bourjotiana F.Muell., Queensland silver ash – NE. Qld

Flindersia brassii T.G.Hartley & B.Hyland, hard scented maple, Claudie River scented maple – Cape York Peninsula

Flindersia brayleyana F.Muell., Queensland maple, maple silkwood – NE. Qld

Flindersia collina F.M.Bailey, leopard wood – Qld to NE. NSW

Flindersia dissosperma (F.Muell.) Domin, scrub leopardwood – E. central Qld

Flindersia fournieri Panch. & Sebert. – New Caledonia endemic

Flindersia ifflana F.Muell., hickory ash, Cairns hickory – New Guinea, NE. Qld

Flindersia laevicarpa C.T.White & W.D.Francis

var. laevicarpa, scented maple, rose ash – NE. Qld

var. heterophylla (Merr. & L.M.Perry) T.G.Hartley – New Guinea

Flindersia maculosa (Lindl.) Benth., leopardwood, leopard tree – central Qld to S. central NSW

Flindersia oppositifolia (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley & Jessup (syn.: F. unifoliolata), mountain silkwood – NE. Qld endemic

Flindersia pimenteliana F.Muell., maple silkwood, rose silkwood – New Guinea, NE. Qld

Flindersia schottiana F.Muell. (syn.: F. pubescens F.M.Bailey), silver ash, cudgerie, bumpy ash – New Guinea, E. Australia

Flindersia xanthoxyla (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Domin, yellowwood, long Jack – SE. Qld to NE. NSW

Flindersia Flindersia australis Crows Ash Naturally Trees

Flindersia Flindersia australis RUTACEAE Crow39s ash Australian teak

References

Flindersia Wikipedia

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