| Claoxylon australe | |
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| At Macquarie Pass National Park, NSW | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Claoxylon |
| Species: | C. australe
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| Binomial name | |
| Claoxylon australe | |
Claoxylon australe, known as brittlewood is a common rainforest shrub or understorey tree. Its habitat includes all types of eastern Australian rainforests. The natural range of distribution is from Eden (37° S) in southeastern New South Wales to Bowen (20° S) in tropical Queensland.