Scientific Name: Endiandra discolor

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  • Pronunciation:
    en-dee-AND-rah DIS-colour
  • Common Name:
    Rose Walnut, Domatia Tree
  • Derivation:
    Endiandra: Gr. endou - within, andros - man (refers to inner series of stemens in the flower) discolor: L. dis - unlike (Refers to different colours above and below the leaf)
  • Type:
    Tree , buttressed
  • Family:
    LAURACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Greenish panicles, Panicles shorter than leaves October to November
  • Fruit:
    Black oblong ovoid drupe to 2 cm long one seed ripe Mar.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical Rainforest and moister areas of Dry Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, FI Podberscek, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Meridan College, Pacific Lutheran College, NNP service road, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, NNP Palm Grove, Noosa Banks, Dandaloo, Kin Kin Arboretum
Identification Notes

Branchlets smooth. Terminal buds finely downy. ||Leaf: simple, alternate, oil dots, large horse-shoe domatia underneath. Reticulum distinct on both surfaces.|| Domatia: Projections in the vein angles of a leaf. Firm texture, upper surface glossy.||

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Blue triangle.

Landscaping Notes

Attractive tree suitable for large gardens and parks. (Janet Hauser)||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery|| Listed as a replacement for weedy Camphor Laurel||