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Petalostigma pubescens
Quinine Tree
Picrodendraceae
Description:
Attractive spreading crown with dark grey bark and dense green foliage covered in soft hairs. Tiny perfumed creamy flowers appear from December to May, followed by prominent red-yellow fruit. Tolerant of salt spray and southeast winds, often found on hind-dunes.
Special Features:
Iconic street tree in Peregian Beach
Found at Pt Arkwright
Fruit is very bitter but edible
Natural Habitat:
Seacoast, Dry Eucalypt Forest
Aspect:
Partial Sun/Shade, Full Sun
Soil/Conditions:
Sandy, Adaptable
Tree/Shrub Height:
Common shrub or small tree to 6m - Spread 4m
Attracts:
Fruit eating birds, Insects, Butterflies, Bees, Bird habitat
Flower Colour:
Yellow, Cream, White
Petalostigma pubescens - Quinine Tree
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Regional ecosystem:
12.2.5, 12.2.11, 12.3.3, 12.3.12, 12.5.2, 12.5.3, 12.5.4, 12.5.7, 12.5.11, 12.5.3a, 12.9-10.4, 12.9-10.7, 12.9-10.18, 12.9-105a, 12.12.12, 12.9-10.8, 12.12.8, 12.8.16, 12.9-10.5a, 12.12.7
Link to Regional Ecosystem description:
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