Australian Native Plants

  Flindersia schottiana (Cudgerie)


Flindersia schottiana photo
Silver Ash

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Flindersia schottiana photo
Silver Ash

Photograph copyright: oznativeplants - all rights reserved.




CUDGERIE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Flindersia schottiana in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Cudgerie

Other Names
Silver Ash, Bumpy Ash

Description
The Cudgerie is a large evergreen tree with dense, rounded crown. The leaves have 7-10 leaflets with dark green oval leaflets with grey-white underside. It has sprays of small white flowers in early summer. Fruit are woody pods. It is used as a timber tree for cabinets and indoor fittings.

Habitat
Sub-tropical rainforest, dry rainforest, river side scrub

Distribution
mid-north coast of NSW to Iron Range, Cape York

Growth Characteristics
Height: 25m - 40m
Spread: 15m - 25m



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Rutaceae
Genus:Flindersia
Species:schottiana
Common Name:Cudgerie


Relatives in same Genus
  Flindersia australis