Taxon

Sterculia quadrifida

 
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Sterculia quadrifida - Red-fruited Kurrajong, Peanut Tree
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Common name: Red-fruited Kurrajong, Peanut Tree
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow)
Distribution: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
IUCN Red list: Least Concern
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: Distribution - occurs in rainforests, vine thickets and gallery forests of northern Australia and down the east coast to northern New South Wales. Aboriginal people heated the leaves and made a poultice for marine and insect stings and a bark infusion was used to treat eye disorders.

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  • 1: bench11 • Accession: S2022-0064 (3)‎ • Origin: Australia • Provenance: Wild
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