Xylocarpus granatum (cannon-ball mangrove)

Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig (1784) . 

Flora of Au online (2018–2023–2024) [2013]
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig profile 
quotation: "

Distribution

Northern Australian coasts in mangrove swamps, from the Kimberley region, Western Australia, Northern Territory, and in Queensland S to Curtis Island near Rockhampton,
most commonly near the outer seaward edges.
Also in the Old World tropics from E Africa to Tonga.
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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:  

 

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig (1784): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/99079/api/apni-format  .
Xylocarpus ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Xylocarpus&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true
Viewed: 2025 July 25th . 

 

• Ngugi L B, Queensland Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 25th . 

 

• Western Australian Herbarium (1998–).
Florabase—the Western Australian flora.
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig 'cedar mangrove' profile page: → https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4522 .
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/
Viewed: 2025 July 25th .

 

• Northern Territory Herbarium (2015–)
FloraNT Northern Territory Flora Online.
Xylocarpus granatum J.König fact sheet: → https://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=3345 .
Department of Land Resource Management .
http://eflora.nt.gov.au
Viewed: 2025 July 25th .

 

• Mabberley David J (2018–2023–2024) [2013] 
Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig profile 
→ https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Xylocarpus%20granatum
[2013 printed version: page 17, Map 16]
Flora of Australia.
Meliaceae [2013 printed version: volume 26: pages 1–33]
Online version editor–contributor: Kodela P G (ed. and updates, October 2018, January 2023)
Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra .
Viewed: 2025 July 25th .

 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T. (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (293–) 294 (–295).
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .

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Xylocarpus granatum is listed in the following regions:

North Queensland


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