Ganophyllum falcatum

Ganophyllum falcatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Ganophyllum
Species:	G. falcatum
Binomial name
	Ganophyllum falcatum; Blume

Ganophyllum falcatum, commonly known as the scaly ash, is an evergreen rainforest tree. It grows up to 32 metres high and has rough, flaky bark.^[1] The species was described by German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1851 based on plant material collected from the coast of New Guinea.^[2]^[3]It is native to Africa, the Andaman Islands, Asia, Malesia and northern Australia.^[4] The ovoid fruits are consumed by fruit pigeons and cassowaries.^[4]

References[]

^ Reynolds, S. (1984). "Notes on Sapindaceae, III". Austrobaileya. 2 (1): 29–64. JSTOR 41739161.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ganophyllum falcatum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ganophyllum falcatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Ganophyllum falcatum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

External links[]

"Ganophyllum falcatum Blume". Atlas of Living Australia.

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[Reynolds-1] Reynolds, S. (1984). "Notes on Sapindaceae, III". Austrobaileya. 2 (1): 29–64. JSTOR 41739161.

[FOA-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ganophyllum falcatum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[APNI-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ganophyllum falcatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[RFK-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Ganophyllum falcatum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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