Leichhardt Trees

[SheKong]

We've got a few of these scattered through the rainforest. They're
quite unusual and in flower now. Ann
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x154/anncains/LeichhardtTreeFlowering.jpg
ttp://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x154/anncains/butterfliesandleichhardt.jpg

[SheKong]

Sorry did an incomplete paste job on the second link
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x154/anncains/butterfliesandleichhardt.jpg

On Nov 10, 11:28 am, SheKong <a...@nqheliconias.com> wrote:
> We've got a few of these scattered through the rainforest. They're

> quite unusual and in flower now. Annhttp://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x154/anncains/LeichhardtTreeFlower...
> ttp://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x154/anncains/butterfliesandleichhardt.jpg

[fastfeat]

What family is this in, Moraceae (figs)?

On Nov 9, 7:31 pm, SheKong <a...@nqheliconias.com> wrote:
> Sorry did an incomplete paste job on the second linkhttp://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x154/anncains/butterfliesandleichh...

[ariscott]

I didnot realise that it has such unusual flowers. I absolutely love
leichhardt tree as it has beautiful shape. I planted one in our block
and It is doing very well and a quite fast grower too. The flower is
just a bonus!!

Regards, Ari :)

[SheKong]

FF, we have quite a few figs in the area but it is actually Nauclea
orientalis.
Ari, they are a beautiful tree! Parrots are wild about them, they also
attract lots of native bees as well as butterflies.
Because everything is so tall around here we spent the first couple of
years waiting for fruits to fall so we could actually ID what species
were growing in our rainforest. Ann

[llam...@bellsouth.net]

Nauclea belongs to the odd group of Rubiaceae (gardenia family) with
globular floral heads. [Flws similar to the Florida native,
buttonbush or Cephalanthus occidentalis.] It is an excellent tree for
seasonally wet locations. Used to stabilize embankments. I saw it at
the San Diego Zoo - thought definitely not wet there. I thought Greg
mentioned it is used a lot in S CA???. AKA cheese wood or kanluang in
SE Asia.

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[fastfeat]

Thanks Kit. Looked it up and saw it was Rubiaceae. Never saw it in
SoCal, though I hadn't been to SD zoo in a couple decades. Definitely
not a regular landscape tree.

[fastfeat]

Thanks Kit. Looked it up and saw it was Rubiaceae. Never saw it in
SoCal, though I hadn't been to SD zoo in a couple decades. Definitely
not a regular landscape tree.

On Nov 10, 10:26 am, llam3...@bellsouth.net wrote:

[llam...@bellsouth.net]

Agggg!! . I was thinking of the Lophostemon at SDZ. The Nauclea I
photographed is actually at the Montgomery - near the research
building. Sorry.

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[ariscott]

I guess that is why common name can be confusing. Cheese wood here
refers to something else. I can't think of the name at the moment. It
is another native to the top end, and quite a nice one at that.

Kit, mine is not planted near the water either. I only water it once a
week in the dry season and no water during the wet, of course... and
it is doing well. I think it is very tough for Darwin harsh condition.
I like it so much I might have to plant the second one.

FF, it is worth having for sure. I love it!!!

Regards, Ari :)

[llam...@bellsouth.net]

Ari, you must be thinking about Australian Cheesewood. I have a 4
volume set of books on vernacular plant names but you have to know the
scientific binomial to use it. When you know a vernacular name only, I
go to GRIN and one can often find it there:

Pittosporum undulatum Vent.
Family: Pittosporaceae.

A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed
seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists),

Common names:
Australian cheesewood (Source: Zander ed17 )

cheesewood (Source: Dict Gard )

mock orange (Source: Hortus 3 )

orange-berry pittosporum (Source: Dict Gard )

sweet pittosporum (Source: F VictWillis )

Victorian-box (Source: Hortus 3 )

Australiese kasuur (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001 ) [Afrikaans]

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Nauclea is called cheesewood because the wood is soft and unsuitable
for lumber. The name nauclea suggests it is good for building boats
but it actually refers to the boat-shaped seedpods.

Lophostemon, BTW is referred to as Brisbane Box and you surely know
that one. It's the tree I thought of in San Diego - no relation at all
- just a mental slip. Ken - it is a medium tree to the left of the
front entrance of the zoo - by the entry curb. So if you are there you
don't even have to pay to see it. (the hort department at the zoo are
buds of mine if you want to visit LMK, it is a registered botanical
gdn).

[ariscott]

Cheesewood is a noxious weeds? Wow, would never thought of it. I guess
they are so tough, that they just grow everywhere, a bit like the
black wattle, popping up everywhere.

Regards, Ari :)

[fastfeat]

I think "cheesewood" is a generic common name given to Pittosporum
spp., though I had never heard Pitts called that in my years in CA,
where many more species are grown than in FL. The one that is
considered noxious in SoFla is Pittosporum pentandrum, a Philippine
tree that is rare in SoCal. Most species common in CA (P. undulatum,
P. viridiflorum, P. phillyraeoides, P. rhombifolium, P. totara, P.
eugenioides, P. tenuifolium) do not thrive in the heat and humidity of
SoFla.

Kit--

I'll have Lophostemon for sale at The Ramble next weekend, I hope. I
pray that I got the irrigation system set up correctly before I dashed
out the door to catch my plane. If not, I'm sunk...

[Kit]

Phew, hope so too! There was a good shower at least in Broward County
and more expected tomorrow night. Hope it reaches your place. Dwarf P
tobira or some other green and variegated Pitts are common here as
hedges. I have never noticed them bloom and I suppose they are
principally used as foliage plants...

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