Identification Photos, Leaf Shapes, Bark, Fruit of Rainforest & Grevillea Species Australia Page 6

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Identification Photos, Leaf Shapes, Bark, Fruit of Rainforest Species NSW & QLD

Photos with enlarged views and descriptions for identification of Australian native Grevilleas and rainforest tree species. Australian Grevillea species photos showing of bark, fruit and leaf samples. All Creative Designs Nambucca & Coffs Harbour® presents native Australian tree images for identification, multimedia and publication purposes. Please note all images are copyright and only to be used for private and study purposes. (see copyrights) Please direct any enquiries regarding images and descriptions to Contact Us.The rainforest image folder below is constantly extended, revised and updated. Find something new each time you visit our web site. The target of these web pages is to show the diversity and magnificence of Australia's remaining rainforests areas in an accessible way. How to identify Australian Grevilleas.
Identification tree photos are ordered by most used common name in alphabetical order, see page links below.
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Foambark Tree Jagera pseudorhus Other names: Pink Foambark Small treespecies with a dense and rounded canopy found in different types of rainforests (Photo 1). Bark is a light grey colour with a hard and firm texture (2). A small yellow and pink flower develops into a hairy capsule up to 2 cm across, turning from a bright pink to brown in colour (3). Pinnate or bipinnate compound leaves with a varied arrangement consist of up to 20 leaflets which are; lanceolate to narrow elliptic in shape, oppositely arranged with toothed margins, up to 8 cm long and finely hairy. Smaller branches, petiole and petiolules (See Leaf Characteristics) are also covered in fine brown hair (4 & 5). Distribution: From mid-north coast of NSW to central QLD.

Foambark Tree	Foambark Tree Bark	Foambark Flower & Fruit	Jagera pseudorhus Leaves	Foambark Tree Leaf

Forest Maple Cryptocarya rigida Other names: Rose Maple Beautiful small under storey tree species found on margins of subtropical rainforests or in adjacent sclerophyll forests form NSW south coast to QLD border (Photo 1). Bark is firm and hard with light grey coloring (2). The vibrant green foliage with its whitish underside is a distinctive feature when identifying the Forest Maple (3). New growth; stems, buds and petioles are finely hairy, greyish to light brown in color. Leaf arrangement is alternate (4). Simple leaves with entire margins are very soft and thin; up to 12 cm long, mainly ovate in shape with an even pale green to white colouring of the leaves lower surfaces (5).

Forest Maple	Cryptocarya rigida	Forest Maple Foliage	Cryptocarya rigida branchlet	Forest Maple Leaves

Forest Oak Allocasuarina torulosa Other names: Mountain Forest Oak Understorey species in tall forests adjacent to different rainforest types growing up to 30 m in height ( Photos 1 & 2). Bark is brown in colour, rough with deep fissures (3). Cones are up to 3 cm in length containing numerous small brown winged seeds (4) . Branchlet with male flowers (5).

Forest Oak	Allocasuarina torulosa	Mountain Forest Oak Trunk	Forest Oak Cone	Forest Oak Branchlet

Giant Stinging Tree Dendrocnide excelsa Large rainforest tree species with a fast and erect growing habit found in subtropical rainforests from NSW south coast to central QLD (Photo1). Bark is fairly soft to the touch and coloured grey to brown, but is often covered by mosses and lichen (2). Foliage on mature trees is frequently damaged by insects, whereby leaves in sapling trees are less affected. Leaves in juvenile specimens are up to 35 cm long (3 & 4). Very painful stinging hairs cover the underside especially the veins of the leaf. Simple adult leaves are; up to 20 cm long, mostly round in shape with entire or toothed margins, alternate leaf arrangement with a prominent petiole sometimes more than 10 cm long (5). Note: Even half decayed leaves lying on the forest floor will still have a stinging effect. See also Shiny-leaved Stinging Tree Dendrocnide photinophylla Page 9.

Giant Stinging Tree	Giant Stinging Tree Trunk	Dendrocnide excelsa	Giant Stinging Tree Leaves	Stinging Hairs Dendrocnide excelsa

Golden Guinea Tree Dillenia alata Medium sized tree species attaining a height of up to 20m which occurs in tropical QLD (Photo 1). Distinctive red brown coloured bark has a soft and flaky texture (2). Very attractive white flowers held on long tendrils up to 1m long growing on larger branches of the Golden Guinea tree (3). Very glossy foliage features large leaves with entire margins up to 20 cm long, broadly oblong in shape with a rounded apex and a firm and leathery texture (4 & 5).

Golden Guinea Tree QLD	Dillenia alata Bark	Dillenia alata Flower	Golden Guinea Foliage	Golden Guinea Leaves

Grevilleas The genus of Australian Grevilleas is well known for its unusual and amazing flowers leading to many cultivars used in today's garden landscaping. Growth habit can range from a small woody shrub to a tall tree as is the case with the Silky Oak Grevillea robusta. Leaf shapes and arrangements are very varied in this native tree genus.
Blue Grevillea Grevillea shiressii The Blue Grevillea is an endangered species and only found within a small area around the NSW central coast (Photo 1). Bark is firm with warty like lumps and small fissurres, colour is dark grey to nearly black (2). Young branchlets are coloured a reddish brown with a smooth bark texture (3). Amazing flowers white and blue/mauve in colour are held on long green stems and measure about 20mm in length (4). Simple leaves alternately arranged are; up to 18 cm in length with entire and wavy margins, narrow lanceolate to oblong in shape, dark green and shiny on top with a paler underside, medium thick and firm in texture. Venation is finely reticulate, midvein yellowish and raised on lower surface (5).

Grevillea shiressii	Grevillea shiressii	Blue Grevillea Foliage	Grevillea shiressii Flower	Grevillea shiressii Leaves

Byfield Spider Flower Grevillea venusta The Byfield Spider Flower Grevillea venusta is a large shrub or small multi-trunked tree and one of the best examples in showing astonishing and remarkable flowers (Photo 1). Bark is a beige brown in colour, rough with fissures, blisters and cracks showing an reddish brown under layer (2). Vivid coloured fruit covered in long fine hair matures as a follicle up to 15 mm long (3). Green and bright yellow flowers with long blue styles covered in white hair are held on racemes up to 10 cm long (4) Simple leaves with an alternate arrangement are; more than 20 cm in length with either entire or deeply lobed margins, narrow lanceolate in shape, medium thick and fairly firm, dark green and semi glossy on top, light pale green underneath and mostly hairless. Venation overall is faint but mid vein is raised on lower surface and fine laterals are straight and steep angled (5). Distribution: Naturally only occurring in a small area in central QLD.

Grevillea venusta	Grevillea venusta Bark	Grevillea venusta Fruit	Byfield Spider Flower	Grevillea venusta Leaves

Serrated-leaved Grevillea Grevillia longifolia Native shrub up to 5m in height with a very distinctive foliage amd limited distribution range (Photo 1). Bark is a reddish brown in colour, with a rough fibrous and fissured texture (2). The glossy foliage with its nearly white underside is a good identification characteristic (3). Stunning deep pink to red flowers heads are born in winter to early spring and are up to 8 cm long (4). Simple leaves with an alternate arrangement are; very long and elongated, up to more than 20cm in length with irregular toothed margins, firm to stiff in texture, very narrowly elliptic to oblong in shape, deep green and glossy on top. Lower leaf surface is a silvery white colour and features a prominently raised mid vein (5). Natural distribution: Central coast of NSW.

Serrated-leaved Grevillea	Grevillea longifolia	Serrated-leaved Grevillea	Grevillea longifolia Flower	Grevillea longifolia Leaves

Silky Oak Grevillea robusta Well known tree species up to 30 m in height growing naturally from the mid-north coast of NSW to southern QLD . Often seen planted as a street tree or in plantation for its beautiful timber (Photos 1 & 2). Bark is dark grey in color, hard and furrowed (3). For a short period in spring the tree nearly loses all of its foliage followed by vivid bright yellow and orange coloured flowers (4). Bipinnate compound leaves are up to 30 cm in length with more than 50 leaflets which are up to 5 cm long, elliptic in shape and feature a pale underside covered in fine hair (5).

Silky Oak	Grevillea robusta	Silky Oak Bark	Grevillea robusta	Silky Oak Leaf

Grey Possumwood Quintinia verdonii Other names: Smooth Possumwood This elegant native tree species grows to 25 m in height is found along the east coast of Australia from central NSW to southern QLD (Photo 1). The bark is a mostly uniform grey in colour with a soft, smooth and corky feel (Photo 2). The foliage featuring large glossy leaves is very distinctive in its sub tropical rainforest habitat (3). Errect flower spikes are up to 15 cm long and appear in early spring (4). Growing shoots and petioles are often a vivid red. Large simple leaves are mainly obovate in shape; up to 20 cm in length (often larger on saplings), with a firm and stiff texture. Petiole is grooved on the top, fleshy and often coloured red, useful identification characteristic. Leaf arrangement is alternate (5).

Grey Possumwood	Quintinia verdonii Bark	Quintinia verdonii	Grey Possumwood Flower	Grey Possumwood Leaf

Guilfolyia Guilfolyia monostylis Other names: Scrub Ooline Guilfoylia grows up to 15 m in height and can be found in a range of different rainforest types from NSW mid-north coast to central QLD (Photo 1). The bark is coloured brown to grey with longitudal fissures (Pictures 2 & 3). The zig-zag shape of the branchlets is a characteristic helping to identify this tree species. Leaf arrangement is alternate (4). Simple leaves with entire margins and a firm and leathery texture are: up to 14cm long, elliptic to oblong in shape and feature visiable domatiae on the lower leaf surface along the midvein (5).

Guilfoylia	Guilfoylia Trunk	Guilfoylia monostylis Bark	Guilfoylia Branchlet	Guilfoylia Leaves

Guioa Guioa semiglauca Small to medium sized treespecies found in range of habitats, from margins of STRf and along creek banks to a drier environment within tall forest. Often growing in stands and as regrowth (Photo 1). Buttress roots on more mature specimen. Bark; shades of grey with some spotting, some white spots due to lichen growth (2). Dark green dense canopy with light green new foliage (3) Compound leaves in alternate arrangement featuring 2 to 6 leaflets which are; obovate shape in new growth changing to elliptic in older leaves. Leaflet length to about 12 cm with underside being pale whitish green in appearance (4 & 5).

Guioa semiglauca Stand	Guioa semiglauca Trunk	Guioa semiglauca Canopy	Guioa Foliage	Guioa Leaf surfaces

We make an effort to properly name any tree species shown on this web page and cross referenced our images using these sources to make sure that botanical identification is accurate. It is recommended to cross reference your plant material or photographs with the source list provided when identifying any Australian tree species. A personal interest in Asutralian forest tree species for more than twenty years provided the images, descriptions and measurements for any tree species shown. Information on distribution range of tree species has been collected using a selection of sources (see link above) including Botanical Gardens and local knowledge. The target of these web pages is to show the diversity and magnificence of our remaining rainforests areas. Our aim is to build up the awareness to the high conservation values these subtropical and tropical rainforest areas deserve. 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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Identification Photos, Leaf Shapes, Bark, Fruit of Rainforest Species NSW & QLD

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