Flindersia brayleyana
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Flindersia brayleyana, commonly known as Queensland maple, maple silkwood or red beech,[1] is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to northern Queensland. It has pinnate leaves with between six and ten leaflets, panicles of white or cream-coloured flowers and smooth fruit that opens in five sections to release winged seeds.
Description
Flindersia brayleyana is a tree that typically grows to a height of Template:Cvt. It has pinnate leaves arranged in more or less opposite pairs with between six and ten egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets that are Template:Cvt long and Template:Cvt wide on petiolules Template:Cvt long. The leaves have many conspicuous oil dots. The flowers are arranged in panicles Template:Cvt long, the sepals about Template:Cvt long and the petals white or cream-coloured, Template:Cvt long. The fruit is a smooth, woody capsule Template:Cvt long that splits into five at maturity, releasing seeds Template:Cvt long.[1][2]
Taxonomy
Flindersia brayleyana was first formally described in 1866 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected near the Herbert River by John Dallachy.[3] The specific epithet (brayleyana) honours Edward William Brayley.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Queensland maple grows in rainforest at altitudes between Template:Cvt between the Daintree River and Rockingham Bay.[2]
Conservation status
Flindersia brayleyana is classified as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]
Uses
Queensland maple produces a good quality, decorative cabinet timber and has been used in the manufacture of propellers and plywood in Mosquito bomber aircraftScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and in acoustic guitars.[6] However most specimens are protected in World Heritage areas, the timber is now in very short supply, and attempts to grow the tree in plantations have failed. Its heartwood is pink to brownish pink whilst the narrow sapwood band is white to pale grey.[7][8]
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