Aphananthe philippinensis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Cannabaceae
- Genus
- Aphananthe
- Species
- Aphananthe philippinensis
- Scientific Name
- Aphananthe philippinensis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Aphananthe philippinensis
Aphananthe philippinensis is a common rainforest tree in the family Cannabaceae. In Australia it occurs from the Manning River in New South Wales to near Herberton in tropical Queensland. It was first described from the island of Luzon in the Philippines, hence the species name. The generic name of Aphananthe refers to 'insignificant flowers'. This plant also occurs on the Solomon Islands and in Papua New Guinea
The Australian habitat includes dry rainforest sites. However, it is mostly seen by streams on moist alluvial soils. Common names in Australia include native elm, grey handlewood, axe-handle wood, rough-leaved hickory and asbestos tree.
...Aphananthe philippinensis in languages:
- Chinese
- 斧控木
- English
- Axe handle Wood
- English
- Rough-leaved Elm
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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