Glochidion ferdinandi

Glochidion ferdinandi
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Glochidion
Species:
G. ferdinandi
Binomial name
Glochidion ferdinandi
Synonyms[2]
  • Phyllanthus ferdinandi Müll.Arg.
  • Diasperus ferdinandi (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
  • Glochidion ferdinandi var. minor Benth.
  • Glochidion ferdinandi var. pubens Maiden ex Airy Shaw
  • Phyllanthus ferdinandi var. minor Benth.

Glochidion ferdinandi, with common names that include cheese tree (see below), is a species of small to medium–sized trees, constituting part of the plant family Phyllanthaceae. They grow naturally across eastern Australia, from south–eastern New South Wales northwards to northern and inland Queensland, in rainforests and humid eucalypt forests. Frugivorous birds such as pigeons, figbirds and parrots consume its fruit. The tree roots and branches are toxic to dogs, causing liver failure and death.

  1. ^ "Glochidion ferdinandi (Muell.Arg.) F.M.Bailey". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Oldstyle id: 969cefcef6d2e2418a0e5fd04241e7c6". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.