Archives: Plants

  • Syzygium tierneyanum (River Cherry)

    Syzygium tierneyanum
    (River Cherry)

    Height: Tree to 25M, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: White or cream flowers Fruit: White, cream, pink or red berry fruit 15-20mm long x 15-20mm wide Fauna: Fruit eaten by Cassowaries Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2892733

  • Syzygium wilsonii (Powder Puff Lilly Pilly, Wilson’s Satinash)

    Syzygium wilsonii
    (Powder Puff Lilly Pilly, Wilson’s Satinash)

    Height: Shrub/tree to 6M (2-6+M in cultivation) Leaves & Flowers: White, cream, pink or red flowers, 3mm Fruit: White or cream berry, 10-18mm long x 10-16mm wide Fauna: Attracts many bird species Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2903657

  • Tabernaemontana pandacaqui (Banana Bush)

    Tabernaemontana pandacaqui
    (Banana Bush)

    Height: Shrub to 4M Leaves & Flowers: Fragrant white flower, 5 petals, 18-30mm diameter Fruit: Orange follicle fruit, 20-50mm long, usually in pairs Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2909841

  • Tapeinochilos ananassae (Back-scratcher Ginger)

    Tapeinochilos ananassae
    (Back-scratcher Ginger)

    Height: Herb (ginger-lily) to 4M Leaves & Flowers: Yellow, 3 petal flowers on red calyx or bracts Fruit: Red berry or capsule fruit with a white base ripening to brown, 30-35mm long Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2907554

  • Terminalia catappa (Sea Almond)

    Terminalia catappa
    (Sea Almond)

    Height: Tree, deciduous, may be buttressed, to 16M+ (8-20M in cultivation) Leaves & Flowers: White, cream or yellow sepals, 5-13mm, Oct-May Fruit: Yellowish to pink, red then purplish drupe fruit, 50-80mm long x 25-50mm wide Fauna: Edible fruit. Fruit eaten by Cockatoos, Cassowaries & Flying Foxes Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2916618

  • Terminalia muelleri (Mueller’s Damson)

    Terminalia muelleri
    (Mueller’s Damson)

    Height: Tree to 18M, deciduous, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Flower petals absent, white or cream sepals Fruit: Blue, purple or black drupe fruit 12-20mm long x 8-15mm wide Fauna: Fruit eaten by many bird species Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2901727

  • Terminalia microcarpa (Sovereignwood, Damson Plum)

    Terminalia microcarpa
    (Sovereignwood, Damson Plum)

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    Height: Tree to 40M, deciduous, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Flower petals absent, cream, white, green or yellow sepals, unpleasantly scented Fruit: Pink, red, blue or purple drupe fruit, 13-18mm long x 8-10mm wide Fauna: Fruit eaten by many bird species & Spectacled Flying-Foxes & Cuscus Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2896230

  • Ternstroemia cherryi (Cherry Beech)

    Ternstroemia cherryi
    (Cherry Beech)

    Height: Tree to 20M, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: White, cream or yellow flowers, 5-12mm long Fruit: An orange capsule fruit 25-50mm long x 25-35mm wide Fauna: Fruit eaten by fruit-doves, possums, native rats & Metallic Starlings Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2920320

  • Wilkiea longipes (Tetra Beech)

    Wilkiea longipes
    (Tetra Beech)

    Height: Shrub or small tree to 15M, can have separate male & female plants Leaves & Flowers: Fragrant yellow or orange flowers, 1.5-4mm Fruit: Bluish or black drupe fruit 15-20mm long x 10-14mm wide Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2897999

  • Thespesia populnea (Northern Cottonwood)

    Thespesia populnea
    (Northern Cottonwood)

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    Height: Shrub or tree to 10M Leaves & Flowers: Yellow flowers, 5 petals, with dark red or purplish bases, old flowers becoming completely red Fruit: Green to brown nut, 20-33mm long x 25-45mm wide, dotted with rusty scales Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51288647

  • Timonius timon

    Timonius timon

    Height: Tree to 20M, separate male & female plants Leaves & Flowers: Fragrant white or cream flowers, 4-10 petals Fruit: Green to brown berry fruit 9-20mm long x 8-20mm wide, sparsely hairy Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2898595

  • Toechima erythrocarpum (Pink Toechima, Pink Tamarind)

    Toechima erythrocarpum
    (Pink Toechima, Pink Tamarind)

    Height: Tree to 20M, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: White or cream flowers, 6-7mm Fruit: Orange, yellow, pink or red capsule fruit 20-35mm long x 15-39mm wide Fauna: Seeds eaten by Victoria’s Riflebirds, King Parrots & Lewin’s Honeyeaters Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2889983