Flindersia brayleyana

Flindersia brayleyana
	Plantation in Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Flindersia
Species:	F. brayleyana
Binomial name
	Flindersia brayleyana; F.Muell.

Flindersia brayleyana or Queensland maple is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in northern Queensland in Australia. It grows up to 15 metres tall with a spreading crown.^[3] The tree is generally protected since the main areas in which this tree occurs have received World Heritage listing.

Although the tree is known as Queensland maple, the family Rutaceae is commonly known as the Rue or Citrus family, and the Queensland maple is more closely related to orange trees than to maple trees.

Uses

Queensland Maple has been used in acoustic guitars made by the Australian companies Maton and Cole Clark for many years. It is used for backs, sides and particularly for necks. The timber was also used by the Australian company Belman Guitars to build bodies and necks for their electric guitar models. Queensland Maple has very similar tonal qualities to mahogany.

References

^ ^a ^b "Flindersia brayleyana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
^ ^a ^b Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(37): 143 Retrieved 10 September 2019
^ Jones, David L. (1986). Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia. Reed. ISBN 0730101134.