Flindersia ifflana
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Flindersia ifflana, commonly known as hickory ash or Cairns hickory,[1] is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae and is native to Papua New Guinea and Queensland. It has pinnate leaves with between four and twelve egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets, panicles of white or cream-coloured flowers and woody fruit studded with rough points.
Description
Flindersia ifflana is a tree that typically grows to a height of Template:Cvt and has thick fissured bark on old trees. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs and are pinnate, Template:Cvt long with four to twelve egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets that are Template:Cvt long and Template:Cvt wide on petiolules Template:Cvt long. The flowers are arranged in panicles Template:Cvt long, with at least a few male-only flowers. The sepals are about Template:Cvt long and the petals are cream-coloured or white, Template:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from October to March and the fruit is a woody capsule Template:Cvt long, containing seeds that are Template:Cvt long.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Flindersia ifflana was first formally described in 1877 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by Walter Hill near Trinity Bay.[3][4]
Distribution and habitat
Hickory ash grows in rainforest and is found in Papua New Guinea and in Queensland where it occurs at altitudes between Template:Cvt from Cape Grenville to near Atherton.[1]
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