Scientific Name: Commersonia bartramia

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  • Pronunciation:
    comm-er-SOWN-ee-ah bar-TRAHM-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Brown Kurrajong, Bush Christmas Tree
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    BYTTNERIACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    White, appearing layered, in December
  • Fruit:
    bristly brown capsules
  • Flowers Color:
    White
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Rainforest margins, watercourses
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, NLTalks2010, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, Cooloothin Corner, Banana, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, TAFE, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo, Noosa River NP, Stratford Park, Heritage Park,Cooroibah Airstrip,
Cultural Notes

Fibrous bark used for fish and kangaroo nets.

Identification Notes

Branches wide-spreading, giving a layered appearance. Underside of shiny leaves are silvery-grey. ||

Landscaping Notes

Pioneer plant. |Ornamental