Diploglottis australis

Native tamarind
Native tamarind in a rainforest gully of Mount Royal National Park, Barrington Tops, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Diploglottis
Species:
D. australis
Binomial name
Diploglottis australis
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Stadmannia australis G.Don
  • Diploglottis cunninghamii (Hook.) Hook.f. ex Benth.

Diploglottis australis, known as the native tamarind, is a well known rainforest tree of eastern Australia. It is easily identified by the large sausage shaped leaflets.

The native tamarind grows in a variety of different rainforests, on basaltic and rich alluvial soils. The southernmost limit of natural distribution is Brogo near Bega (36° S) in New South Wales. They grow naturally along the east coast, northwards to near Proserpine (20° S) in tropical Queensland.[3]

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