Placospermum coriaceum (rose silky oak)

Placospermum coriaceum C.T.White & W.D.Francis (1924) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Endemic in the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld. 
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 1200 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest on a variety of sites.
This species is favoured by disturbance and will successfully invade eucalypt forest in the absence of fire. 

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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):
Placospermum coriaceum C.T.White & W.D.Francis (1924): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/61196/api/apni-format  .
Viewed: 2025 July 26th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P. M. Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) 
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Placospermum coriaceum C.T.White & W.D.Francis fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Placospermum_coriaceum.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 July 26th .

• Forster Paul I and M A Edginton, Queensland Herbarium (2025) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Placospermum coriaceum C.T.White & W.D.Francis – "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 26th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—page: (404–) 420 (–422) .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .

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