Alloxylon wickhamii
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| Alloxylon wickhamii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Alloxylon |
| Species: | A. wickhamii |
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| Alloxylon wickhamii | |
Alloxylon wickhamii is a rainforest tree to 30 m (100 ft) tall in the family Proteaceae.[1] It is endemic to 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 rainforest 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 October and November.[1][2]
It is "not as well known as Alloxylon flammeum but deserves an equal place in horticulture".[2]
