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Scolopia braunii is an Australian rainforest tree. Common names for this species include flintwood, mountain cherry, brown birch and scolopia. The habitat is Australian coastal rainforests of various types.

Scolopia braunii
Scolopia braunii growing at Tamban Forest, near Kempsey, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Genus:	Scolopia
Species:	S. braunii
Binomial name
Scolopia braunii Klotzsch & Sleumer
Synonyms
Scolopia brownii F.Muell. Adenogyrus braunii Klotzsch

The natural range of distribution of Scolopia braunii is between Jervis Bay (35° S) in the south to Cape York Peninsula at the northernmost part of Australia.

Description

A medium-sized tree growing to 25 metres tall and 50 cm in stem diameter. The trunk is flanged or somewhat buttressed on larger trees. The thin orange/brown bark has small raised irregularities and scaly depressions.

Young rhomboid shaped red leaves form on slender branchlets, marked with pale lenticels. Leaves alternate, sometimes toothed, 4 to 9 cm long. Creamy white flowers form on panicles in September to November. The fruit is a red berry, turning black when mature, 1 cm in diameter containing two to four seeds. The fruit ripens from December to April. Germination from seed is erratic, sometimes coming up within three weeks. Other times germination is slow and difficult. However, cuttings prove more successful.

References

• Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press 1989, ISBN 0-909605-57-2

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Scolopia braunii es un árbol del bosque lluvioso de Australia. Nombres comunes para esta especie incluyen Palo de piedra (Flintwood), Cerezo de montaña (Mountain Cherry), Abedul pardo (Brown Birch) y Scolopia. Su hábitat son los bosques lluviosos costeros de varios tipos. El rango natural de distribución de Scolopia braunii es entre Jervis Bay (35° S) en el sur hasta la Península del Cabo York en la parte más norteña de Australia.

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