Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales
Familia: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum
Species: Erythroxylum ellipticum
Name
Erythroxylum ellipticum R.Br. ex Benth.
Homonyms
Erythroxylum ellipticum = Erythroxylum daphnites Mart.
Erythroxylum ellipticum Ramirez = Erythroxylum macrophyllum Cav.
Vernacular names
English: Kerosene Wood, Turpentine Tree
Erythroxylum ellipticum is a Northern Australian species of Erythroxylum. It grows as a shrub or tree.
It is locally known as kerosene wood or turpentine tree - because its green branches and twigs burn readily.
The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 m (3 ft 3 in to 16 ft 5 in) and produces white-green flowers around November.
It is found on rocky hillsides and in creek beds growing in sandstone based soils in the Kimberley region of Western Australia[1] and extending across the top end of the Northern Territory and on parts of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
References
"Erythroxylum ellipticum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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