Scientific Name: Baloghia inophylla

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  • Common Name:
    Scrub Bloodwood
  • Type:
    tree or dense shrub.
  • Status:
    RARE
  • Flowers:
    White, spring.
  • Fruit:
    Capsule, red and green.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical and dry rainforest
  • Species List:
    Janet
Cultural Notes

When cut, the bark exudes a pale sap that soon changes to bright red - hence common name. Beautiful indelible paint once collected from this plant. (Nicholson)||The timber contains so much resin it will burn when green. (Nicholson)

Identification Notes

Leaf: lateral veins at right-angles to mid-rib.||Bark: exudes pale sap, soon changing to red.||

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||