Syncarpia hillii is a tree of the family Myrtaceae which grows on K'gari (Fraser Island), Queensland, and the surrounding Cooloola area. Common names for this species are satinay and Fraser Island turpentine. Large examples of this tree may be seen growing at the 'Central Station' picnic area on Fraser Island. A small plot of these trees has also been found on Moreton Island growing in a gully behind Mt Tempest.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Satinay 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
- Eucalyptus robusta
- Eucalyptus resinifera
- Eucalyptus pellita
- Eucalyptus microcorys
- Eucalyptus guilfoylei
- Syncarpia glomulifera
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Syncarpia
- Species
- Syncarpia hillii
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