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Brown Silky Oak
Photo: C & D
Frith
Australia's Wet Tropics Rainforest Life
Brown Silky Oak:
Darlingia darlingiana
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This silky oak species is endemic
to the wet tropical rainforests of Queensland, as are the Northern Silky Oak
and Ivory Curl Flower.
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It has extremely durable wood that
was once of major value to the timber industry. Silky oak trees can grow to
about 30m and have dense crowns of large leaves which bear clusters of creamy
nectar-rich fragrant flowers borne on long spikes.
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This photograph shows a Common
Jezabel butterfly sipping nectar from the flowers.
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