Scientific Name: Gmelina leichhardtii

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  • Pronunciation:
    mel-EEN-ah lie-CART-ee-eye
  • Common Name:
    White Beech
  • Derivation:
    Gmelina: Honours Johann Georg Gmelin (1709-55), a German botanist and traveller; leichhardtii: Honours German explorer Ludwig Leichhart (1813-48), who collected many plants in eastern and northern Australia.
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    VERBENACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White with blue.
  • Fruit:
    Purple
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, FI Podberscek, Fraser Island, RE 12.11.10. RE 12.12.16. Upper Yandina Creek, Dandaloo, Kin Kin Arboretum, Heritage Park,
Identification Notes

Canopy: spreading||Leaf: round, almost heart-shaped||flowers white with yellow and purple markings.|| fruit: shiny round blue||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . ||Shade tree for well-drained soils. Useful for protected seaside planting. Can be deciduous in late winter and prior to flowering, but otherwise makes and excellent shade tree.||Propagation from fresh seed, slow to germinate.||Fast-growing, it will tolerate poor soils but needs good drainage|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||