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Leichhardt Tree

Nauclea orientalis

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Description:

A tree around 12-15m. Large, light green leaves & round, spongy ball-like flowers. These flowers remind me of Hakea flowers.

Habitat:

Spotted in a small pocket of forest.

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MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago
Leichhardt tree
Nauclea orientalis Nauclea orientalis


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7 Comments

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

:)

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Yes!!! This is wonderful! Thank you so much Maria....you got it!

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

I think I just found out what it is :) Tried googling it, please see the ID suggestion.

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

I agree Maria. I wish I could give you a name!

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

wow. very cool!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Me too YukoChartraw! I feel I should know this tree, I'm sure it's native to Australia, I just cant find it anywhere. Fingers crossed someone recognises it :) Thanks!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Nice-looking flowers! I'm curious what this tree is.

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LeanneGardner
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LeanneGardner

QLD, Australia

Spotted on Nov 10, 2012
Submitted on Nov 11, 2012

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