Petalostigma triloculare

Petalostigma triloculare
Long-leaved bitter bark
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Picrodendraceae
Genus: Petalostigma
Species:
P. triloculare
Binomial name
Petalostigma triloculare
Synonyms
  • Petalostigma quadriloculare var. glabrescens Benth.
  • Petalostigma glabrescens (Benth.) Domin
  • Glochidion triloculare Merr.

Petalostigma triloculare, known as the long-leaved bitter bark is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It occurs in the drier rainforests, often on sandy soil derived from granite or sandstone, and is sometimes seen on old sand dunes.