Stenocarpus sinuatus (Firewheel tree)
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Stenocarpus sinuatus, Arderne Gardens, Cape
Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
A medium to large tree that grows up to 40
metres tall with a trunk diameter of up to 75 cm. Native to
rainforest in coastal Queensland and northern New South Wales,
Australia. Cultivated in southern Africa.
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