Symplocos stawellii
Symplocaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Symplocos stawellii

Symplocos stawellii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Symplocos stawellii is an evergreen shrub or a tree that can range in size from a wind-swept shrub in exposed situations to a medium-sized tree 17 metres or more tall in more sheltered conditions. The bole can be up to 30cm in diameter[ 365 Title Flora of New South Wales Publication Author Website http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. Specimens up to 30 metres tall with a bole up to 80cm in diameter have been recorded in rainforest locations of New Guinea[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Symplocos stawellii has a wide distribution and is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea to eastern Australia (Queensland, New South Wales).
HabitatAn understorey tree in well developed upland rain forest, becoming a shrub in more open situations; at elevations from 650 - 1,600 metres in Australia[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].