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: | |
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Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |