Nauclea orientalis (L.) L. - Common Name: Kanluang, Leichhardt
Tree - Family: Rubiaceae Juss. - Country of Origin: Australia -
Habitat: eastern and northern woodlands, also into tropical
rainforest areas - Description: Growing to around 50 ft (15 m),
this widely distributed tree has a conical shape and spreading
branches. Its bark is deeply furrowed and the heart-shaped, deep
green leaves are up to 10 in (25 cm) long. If there is a
shortage of water, the tree may drop its leaves. Attractive
yellow flowers are borne in clusters during late spring and
summer. - USDA Zone: 11-12 Additional images for this
accession:Click on thumbnails to enlarge - Accession # 199800135
- Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico - Accession Date: 09-17-1998 -
Bench: 1218 - AUS:Queensland A - Qty: 1 confirmed on 06-19-2013
- Division: Magnoliophyta - Class: Magnoliopsida - SubClass:
euasterid I - Order: Gentianales - Family: Rubiaceae -
SubFamily: Cinchonoideae - Tribe: Naucleeae Botanica, Turner &
Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version data regenera