Alloxylon wickhamii
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Alloxylon wickhamii is a rainforest tree to 30 m (98 ft) tall in the Proteaceae family.[1] It has been found only (endemic) in the Wet Tropics of Queensland.[1][2]
In the wet tropics it is found growing in various well developed rain forests and apparently is "probably more abundant in upland and mountain rain forests".[2]
This substantial rain forest tree species has large leaves (adult: up to 17 cm (6.7 in), younger: up to 40 cm (16 in)) and bunches of attractive pink-red flowers in Oct–Nov.[1][2]
It is "not as well known as Alloxylon flammeum but deserves an equal place in horticulture …".[2]
References
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Crisp, M. D.; Weston, P. H. (1995). "Alloxylon wickhamii". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1. Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 384–385. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3.
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