Xanthostemon oppositifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a tree endemic to southeastern Queensland in Australia. It is a tall tree, up to 40 metres tall. It flowering from May to September and produces fruits in September and October. It grows in coastal and sub-coastal rainforest, from sea level up to 300 metres elevation. It typically grows along streams, on alluvial terraces, and occasionally on slopes and low ridges. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Southern Penda being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Syzygium hemilamprum
- Geijera salicifolia
- Geijera paniculata
- Croton acronychioides
- Planchonella australis
- Backhousia citriodora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Xanthostemon
- Species
- Xanthostemon oppositifolius
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