Scientific Name: Medicosma cunninghamii
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Pronunciation:med-ee-COS-mah cunn-ing-HAME-ee-ee (or ee-eye)
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Common Name:Bonewood, Pinkheart
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Type:
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Family:RUTACEAE
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Flowers:White, 4 petals, older flowers cream, in branched panicles from leaf axils, slightly perfumed, summer. Strong citrus odour like orange blossoms.
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Fruit:Capsule, light brown, hairy, splitting into 4 segments.
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Vegetation Type:Sub-tropical and dry rainforest.
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Species List:Fraser Island, Upper Yandina Creek, Dandaloo, Kin Kin
Identification Notes
New growth very pale to light green with sparse star hairs present. Leaves 1-foliolate,7-10 cm, aromatic when crushed.
Landscaping Notes
Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||