Xanthorrhoea arborea a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was one of the many species authored by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown.[1]
| Xanthorrhoea arborea | |
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| Chatswood West, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Xanthorrhoeoideae |
| Genus: | Xanthorrhoea |
| Species: | X. arborea
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorrhoea arborea | |
It grows a trunk up to 2 metres (7 ft) tall. The leaves are dull green to blue-grey, 5 to 8 mm wide. It flowers from January to April, depending on fire.[2][3]
Xanthorrhoea arborea grows in dry sclerophyll forests around the Sydney Basin on the New South Wales Central Coast westwards over the Great Divide to Rylstone.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Xanthorrhoea arborea R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b D.J.Bedford. "New South Wales Flora Online: Xanthorrhoea arborea". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 278