Australian Tree Photos, Rainforest Tree Identification Photos NSW & QLD, Page 2

Page 2 Australian Tree Photos, Rainforest Tree Identification Photos NSW & QLD High quality photos of Australian native rainforest trees including Booyongs and Australian Pine trees showing leaf characteristics, bark , flower and fruit samples to assist in identification of native species. All Creative Designs Nambucca & Coffs Harbour® distributes tree images for website design, multimedia and publication purposes. Quality photos of native tree species with information on leaf characteristics, bark features and distribution range. Please note all images are copyright and only to be used for non-business purposes. (see copyrights) For enquiries regarding native Australian tree photos and descriptions or to send us some feedback: Contact Us We hope to raise the awareness to the high conservation value of remaining old growth rainforests in Australia with these web pages.
Page 1 A - B Page 2 B - D Page 3 E - F Page 4 F - L Page 5 M - R Page 6 S Page 7 T - Z Back to Gallery	Tree photos are ordered by most used common name in alphabetical order, use page links to the left. See our Leaf Characteristic Page for explanations on leaf features mentioned in descriptions to the right. Know what you are looking for; use our species list to the right with links to relevant tree images and descriptions. Use our Custom Search at bottom of page to find tree species or other content on this website. JPG format thumbnail images are 180 x 135px (vertical 135 x 180 px) web optimised. Average File Size is 5 KB JPG full size images are 800 x 600 px web optimized (vertical 600 x 800 px). File Size from 70 - 150 KB All images copyright © 2007 - 2010 by All Creative Designs® worldwide rights reserved. Click thumbnail images to view full size pictures.	Reference Resources Leaf Characteristics Species List Common Name

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Brown Tamarind Castanospora alphandii Subtropical rainforest species growing to a height of 20m, mostly found as an under storey tree (Photo 1). Bark texture is firm and slightly rough with small fissures, colour is a cream to light grey (Photo 2 , other colours are caused by moss and lichen). The uniform pale green underside of the foliage helps in identifying this species (3). Small white and yellow coloured flowers held on long tendrils bloom over winter (4). Pinnate compound leaves with an alternate arrangement are made up of mostly 10 or 12 leaflets. Leaflets with entire margins are; up to 16 cm long, elliptic to oblong in shape, dark green and glossy on upper surface, pale green and very finely hairy on the underside. Leaflet apex shape is mostly acute, petiole and petiolules are a rusty brown colour. Mid vein is noticeable raised on lower leaf surface and a pale yellow colour (5). Distribution: NSW north coast to central QLD.

Brown Tamarind	Castanospora alphandii Bark	Brown Tamarind Foliage	Brown Tamarind Flower	Brown Tamarind Leaflets

Brown Tuckeroo Cupaniopsis flagelliformis This small to medium sized tree with striking foliage occurs in STRf (Photo 1). Older specimens develop a fluted trunk with dark brown bark (2). Gorgeous small yellow flowers bloom in spring (3) and mature into hairy orange fruit containing up to three black seeds covered partly in an orange aril (4). A pinnate compound leaf consists of up to 14 leaflets. Leaflets are hairy on their underside, up to 18cm long with toothed margins and mostly oblong in shape with a firm and slightly stiff texture(5).

Brown Tuckeroo	Brown Tuckeroo Trunk	Cupaniopsis flagelliformis	Brown Tuckeroo Fruit	Brown Tuckeroo Leaflets

Brush Box Lophostemon confertus Rainforest giant up to 60 m tall, this tree species grows in a range of rainforests types and also in wet and dry sclerophyll forests along Australia's east coast from NSW Mid-north coast. Brush Box at the size shown occur mostly within subtropical rainforests (Photo 1). Being a sought after hardwood timber it is used in forest plantations. Bark on lower half to two thirds of trunk is brown, rough and stringy. Whereby the top half or top third of the trunk and branches is covered in a smooth bark pink to salmon in colour (Photo 2 & 3). Simple leaves are arranged in a whorl of four to five leaves below the growing bud; elliptic to ovate in shape with entire margins, up to 15 cm long, firm and leathery to touch (4 & 5).

Brush Box	Brush Box Trunk	Brush Box Bark Transition	Lophostemon confertus	Brush Box Leaves

Brush Wedding Bush Ricinocarpos speciosus Other names: Long-haired Ricinocarpos The Brush Wedding Bush or Long-leaved Ricinocarpos is a beautiful native shrub growing to 3m in height and occurs on margins of different rainforest types and in more open tall forests (Image 1). Bark is brown to grey in colour and features fine longitudinal fissures, hard and slightly rough (2). Gorgeous white flowers up to 20mm across bloom in late winter to early spring (Images 3 & 4). Mature simple leaves with an alternate arrangement are; mostly oblong in shape with entire margins, up to 8cm in length, glossy and hairless on top. Thick fine hair covers young branches, petioles and underside of leaves (5). Distribution: NSW mid-north coast to southern QLD.

Brush Wedding Bush	Ricinocarpos speciosus	Brush Wedding Bush	Brush Wedding Bush Flower	Brush Wedding Bush

Bull Kauri Pine Aghathis microstachya Towering rainforest species found only on the Atherton tablelands in North QLD (Photos 1 & 2). Bark is a reddish brown colour with a scaly texture (Photo 3). Leaves are very firm and leathery; mostly lanceolate in shape and up to 12 cm in length with entire margins (Photos 4 & 5).

Bull Kauri Pine	Aghathis microstachya	Bull Kauri Pine Bark	Kauri Pine Branchlet	Kauri Pine Leaves

Bunya Pine Araucaria bidwillii Large tree found in subtropical rainforests around central QLD (Photo 1). Bark is dark brown and very rough with horizontal grooves (2). Leaves with entire margins feature a sharp spiny tip and grow to 7 cm in length, new growth is a vibrant light green compared to the dark green and glossy colour of adult foliage (3, 4 & 5).

Bunya Pine	Bunya Pine Bark	Araucaria bidwillii Foliage	Araucaria bidwillii Leaves	Bunya Pine Leaves 'close up'

Cassia Senna acclinis Other names: Brush Senna Cassia or Brush Senna is single stemmed scrub below 5m in height found in a range of different forest types (Photo 1). The slender trunk features a dark brown coloured bark with a slightly rough texture and fine fissures ( 2). Seeds are held in long pods up to 18 cm long (3). Bright yellow flowers are up to 20mm across and bloom most time of the year (4). Pinnate compound leaves with an alternate arrangement are made up of 12 to 14 leaflets which are; mostly elliptic in shape with entire margins, up to 5 cm long and a light green in colour (5). Distribution: NSW central coast to Central QLD.

Cassia Senna acclinis	Cassia Senna acclinis Bark	Cassia Senna acclinis	Cassia Senna acclinis Flower	Cassia Leaves

Cassowary Plum Cerbera floribunda Tall tropical rainforest species found in northern QLD (Photo 1 ). Bark is brown in colour with a firm and lightly fissured texture (2). Vivid indigo blue fruit is produced abundantly being a food source for the Australian Cassowary (3). Large palmate compound leaves feature 15 or more leaflets up to 30 cm in length (4 & 5).

Cassowary Plum	Cerbera floribunda Bark	Cassowary Plum Friut	Cassowary Plum Foliage	Cerbera floribunda Leaves

Cheese Tree Glochidion ferdinandi Other names: Buttonwood Medium sized tree species with a rounded canopy, often found along watercourses on the NSW north coast (Photos 1 & 3). Bark is coloured a light to medium brown, rough and fissured. (2). Simple leaves on mature trees are elliptic to oblong in shape, up to 10 cm long with entire margins and an alternate leaf arrangement; leaves are considerably larger on saplings (4). The fruit is variegated and can be from light green to red in color (5). Notes: Excellent species for riverbank regeneration, roots exposed by floods will sprout new growth.

Cheese Tree	Cheese Tree Bark	Glochidion ferdinandi	Cheese Tree Fruit	Cheese Tree Leaves

Coachwoood Ceratopetalum apetalum Medium size tree growing up to 30 m in height, found in different rainforest types from the NSW South coast to central QLD (Pic 1 & 2). The distinctive erect trunk is grayish white in colour with firm bark showing horizontal markings (Pic 3). Simple leaves are; between 8 to 15 cm long with finely toothed margins, mainly oblong in shape with an opposite leaf arrangement and a short acuminate apex (4). The petiole measures up to 2cm in length with a prominent pulvinus at the base. Horizontal scars left behind by stipules of up to 4 mm in length are visible (5). See Leaf Characteristics Page for more information.

Coachwood Tree	Ceratopetalum apetalum	Coachwood Bark	Coachwood Leaves	Coachwood Leaf Surfaces

Common Acronychia Acronychia oblongifolia Medium size tree species with an attractive and scented foliage which can be found along Australia's east coast up to central QLD, often as regrowth or on margins of rainforests (Photo 1). Bark is finely fissured and light brown in colour (2). The light green and shiny foliage gives off a pleasant scent when crushed (3). Simple (1-foliate) leafs are up to 12 cm long and oblong to obovate in shape with a rounded or notched leaf apex (4). Petioles can be up to 3 cm long featuring distinct joints (5).

Common Acronychia	Common Acronychia Bark	Acronychia oblongifolia	Acronychia Leaves	Acronychia Leaf Joint

Coogeras
Coogera Arytera divaricata Other names: Rose Tamarind The eye catching foliage coloured brightly pink to salmon is a distinctive characteristic of this rainforest tree species occurring along the east coast from central NSW (Photo 1). Growing up to 25 m in height with a firm, light gray bark (2 & 3). Compound leaves consist of up to seven leaflets with entire margins, between 7 to 14 cm long and elliptic to obovate in shape. Leaf arrangement is alternate (4 & 5).

Coogera Arytera divaricata	Coogera	Coogera trunk	Coogera New Growth	Coogera Leaf

Twin-leaved Coogera Arytera distylis Other names: Two-leaved Coogera Subtropical rainforest species attaining a height of up to 15m mainly occurring as an under storey tree (Photo 1). Twin-leaved Coogera often grows multi stemmed with a glossy and dense foliage (2). Bark is very dark, appearing black from a distance, with a firm and rough texture. Fine longitudinal fissures are showing a cream colour (3). Fruit is a hard capsule up to 15mm long and yellowish in colour containing a black seed enclosed in a dark red and fleshy aril (4). Distinctive compound leaves with an alternate arrangement feature two leaflets which are; up to 12 cm long with entire and wavy margins, mostly lanceolate in shape, glossy and hairless. Petiole is up to 4 cm long and domatia is small but visible on lower leaf surface (5). Distribution: NSW north coast to central QLD.

Twin-leaved Coogera	Arytera distylis	Twin-leaved Coogera Bark	Twin-leaved Coogera Fruit	Twin-leaved Coogera Leaf

Corkwood Duboisia myoporoides Other names: Duboisia Corkwood or Duboisia grows in different types of rainforest and on their margins and reaches a height of up to 20m (Photo 1). Crooked trunks feature are very deeply furrowed and corky bark, which is light brown with grey and cream coloured patches. Bark texture is more brittle than that of the Soft Corkwood Ackama paniculata (Photo 2). Dense bright green foliage is reminiscent of the Acacia genus (3). Simple leaf features are; alternate arrangement, entire wavy margins, 6 to 13 cm length, elliptic to oblanceolate shape and an acute apex with a fairly blunt point. Venation is only faintly visible but the center vein is prominently raised (4 & 5). Distribution: NSW south coast to central QLD.

Corkwood Duboisia	Corkwood Duboisia Bark	Duboisia myoporoides	Corkwood Branchlet	Duboisia Leaves

Crabapple Schizomeria ovata Other names: White Birch Normally found as a medium size tree up to 25 m in height occurring from the NSW south-coast to central QLD (Photo 1). Bark is very firm and fissured in older specimens and tones of grey in colour (2). New growth can flush in pink giving the tree an attractive appearance (3). Simple leaves are; up to 16 cm in length, oblong to ovate in shape and feature leaf margins which are very varied from finely toothed to nearly entire. Petiole is up to 3 cm long with a pronounced joint at the stem. (4) Stipules enclosing growth bud are up to 5mm long and leave a horizontal scar on the young branch (5).

Crabapple	Schizomeria ovata	Crabapple Foliage	Crabapple Leaves	Crabapple Stipule Scar

Cuttsia Cuttsia viburnea Small under storey tree growing up to 15 m in height within or on margins of subtropical (STRf) and warm temperate rainforests (WTRf) (Photo 1). Bark on older specimens is soft and corky with blisters and a whitish gray in colour ( 2). Attractive bright green foliage is held on purple coloured branchlets. Leaf arrangement is alternate (3 & 4). Simple leaves are; finely toothed, thin and very soft to touch, up to 20 cm in length and broad elliptic to obovate in shape (5).

Cuttsia viburnea	Cuttsia Bark	Cuttsia Foliage	Cuttsia Leaves	Cuttsia Leaf Surfaces

Doughwood Acronychia octandra Acronychia octandra is medium sized tree species found in subtropical rainforests from NSW mid-north coast to central QLD (Photo 1). Bark is firm, mostly smooth and light grey in colour (2). Leaf arrangement is mainly opposite (3). Large compound leaves feature 3 leaflets up to 18 cm long, narrow obovate in shape with entire margins and a rounded or sometimes slightly notched leaf tip. Leaves are smooth (not hairy) with a firm and leathery texture, giving off a scent when crushed (4 & 5). See also Hairy Doughwood (White Euodia Page 7) Melicope micrococca and Pink Doughwood (Pink Euodia Page 5) Melicope elleryana.

Doughwood Acronychia	Doughwood Bark	Acronychia octandra	Acronychia octandra Leaf	Upper Leaf Surface

We try our best to properly name any tree species shown in our images and used these sources to cross reference our material to make sure scientific identification is correct. All images and most of the information in accompanying description / measurements have been accumulated through a personal interest in our native rainforests for more than twenty years. Information on distribution range of tree species has been collected from a range of sources (see link above). The aim of these web pages is to show the greater public the beauty and diversity of our remaining rainforests on Australia's east coast in an easy accessible way. We hope to raise the awareness to the high conservation value these remaining areas inherit. Please note all images are copyright, watermarked and not to be used without prior permission by All Creative Designs® worldwide rights reserved.
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