Scientific Name: Polyalthia nitidissima
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Pronunciation:poly-ALTH-ee-ah nit-ee-DISS-ee-mah
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Common Name:Canarywood, Polyalthia, Canary Beech
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Type:
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Family:ANNONACEAE
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Flowers:pale green, 3 petals,3 sepals, singly or sometimes grouped,on short stalks from leaf axils. November to December.
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Fruit:Carpel, yellow/red, ovoid
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Vegetation Type:Sub-tropical, dry, littoral rainforest. Moist scrubby watercourses.
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Species List:Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, FI Podberscek, NNP service road, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, Dandaloo, BHNR
Identification Notes
Branchlets sometimes rather zigzag, leaves sometimes 2-ranked. Leaves simple, alternate. Blade smooth, glossy dark green above, paler below; venation distinct and sunken above,conspicuous and raised below. Brown hairy conspicuous domatia present in vein angles. Oil dots minute, petiole thick, 2-5mm long.||
Associated Fauna
Butterfly host plant: Pale green triangle.||
Landscaping Notes
Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare. ||Dark glossy leaves and colorful red and yellow fruit make this an attractive tree.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||