Homalanthus populifolius
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Guys Cliff Rd, Borrowdale
Photo: Mark Hyde
Guys Cliff Rd, Borrowdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam
Photo: Mark Hyde
De Villiers Road, New Alexandra Park
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| Common names: | Bleeding-heart tree (English) Queensland poplar (English) Umbrella tree (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Glabrous tree, 2-4 m. Stipules caducous, leaving prominent scars. Leaves: petiole 3-9 cm, reddish; glands small, sessile; lamina 4-14 × 2-10 cm, ovate-rhombic to ovate-triangular, green above, glaucous beneath, turning red with age; apex acuminate; margin entire. Inflorescences 6-12 cm; bracts 1 mm, broadly ovate. Fruit 8-9 mm, dull green or grey-green ± smooth. Seeds smooth. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | populifolius: leaves resembling a poplar (Populus sp.) |
| Habitat: | Commonly planted in gardens and sometimes escaping in disturbed places and along stream banks and in riverine vegetation; a most frequent and convincing escape in the E Highlands. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1480 - 1710 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Papua New Guinea and N and E Australia. |
| FZ divisions: | C,E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 23 September 2006 |
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