Alectryon diversifolius

Alectryon diversifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Alectryon
Species: A. diversifolius
Binomial name
Alectryon diversifolius
Synonyms

Heterodendrum diversifolium

Alectryon diversifolius , commonly named Scrub Boonaree or Holly Bush, is a species of Australian small trees of the plant family Sapindaceae.[1]

Alectryon diversifolius foliage showing the diversity of leaf forms.

Description

Alectryon diversifolius grows as a shrub up to 4 m high, with simple leaves often clustered on short branchlets.[2] Leaf shape is highly variable even on individual plants, ranging from oval to lanceolate to strongly serrated and holly-like.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in central and south-eastern Qld and north-eastern N.S.W. Usually growing in Brigalow scrub in dark clay.

References

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