Scientific Name: Denhamia celastroides

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  • Pronunciation:
    den-HAME-ee-ah sell-ah-STROY-dees
  • Common Name:
    Denhamia, Orange Box Thorn
  • Type:
  • Family:
    CELASTRACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Massed cream, spring
  • Fruit:
    capsule, orange, 15 mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest along scrubby watercourses,
  • Species List:
    FI Podberscek, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP service road, Wooroi Palm Grove, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, Dandaloo Heritage Park,
Identification Notes

Branchlets angled with fine vertically ridged bark. Terminal buds scaly

Landscaping Notes

Prefers a shady position||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||