White Ash
Alphitonia petriei, Fam. Rhamnaceae
Dense small to medium tree with spreading canopy with horizontal branches.
| Form or habit: | Tree |
| Latex: | Rhamnaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple Alternate Entire, elliptic to oblong-obvate, 70-170mm, leaf silver-white and covered in hairs below, smooth glossy green above. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: | Cream |
| Flower description: | Numerous branches of small, scented flowers occur spring to autumn. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: | Dull black |
| Fruit: | Dry |
| Fruit description: | Drupe-like, 10-15mm diameter dry capsules with a visible circular ring around the base, contains three cells each with a small brown seed with red-orange skin. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest |
| Distribution | North east Queensland to north east New South Wales and Northern Territory. |
| Food source for: | Provides food for the larval stage of the Splendid ghost moth. Fruit and/or seeds are eaten by the southern cassowary, superb fruit-dove, white-headed pigeon, brown cuckoo-dove, crimsom rosella, sulphur-crested cockatoo, Australian king parrot, double-eyed fig-parrot, eclectus parrot, Lewin's honeyeater, varied triller, Victoria's riflebird and tooth-billed bower bird. |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia |
| Weed: | No |
| Weed status: | |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
