Dinosperma

Tingletongue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Zanthoxyloideae
Genus: Dinosperma
T.G.Hartley[2]
Species:
D. erythrococcum
Binomial name
Dinosperma erythrococcum
(F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Dinosperma erythrococca T.G.Hartley orth. var.
  • Euodia erythrococca F.Muell.
  • Melicope erythrococca (F.Muell.) Benth.

Dinosperma is a genus of plant containing the single species Dinosperma erythrococcum, commonly known as tingletongue, clubwood or nutmeg,[3] and is endemic to north-eastern Australia. It is a tree usually with trifoliate leaves arranged in opposite pairs, the leaflets lance-shaped to oblong, and panicles of small white flowers, later bright orange to red, slightly fleshy follicles containing shiny, bluish black seeds.

  1. ^ a b "Dinosperma erythrococcum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Dinosperma". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Species profile—Dinosperma erythrococcum". queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 14 July 2020.