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'''''Commersonia fraseri''''', commonly known as '''Blackfellow's Hemp''' or '''Brush Kurrajong''' is a common shrub or small tree of the [[malvaceae|mallow]] family found in eastern [[Australia]].<ref name=plantnet>{{cite web |title=Commersonia fraseri|work= PlantNET - NSW Flora Online|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Commersonia~fraseri|accessdate=2010-11-16}}</ref> Growing up to a 8 metres tall, found in [[rainforest]] margins or in wet [[eucalyptus]] forests. |
'''''Commersonia fraseri''''', commonly known as '''Blackfellow's Hemp''' or '''Brush Kurrajong''' is a common shrub or small tree of the [[malvaceae|mallow]] family found in eastern [[Australia]].<ref name=plantnet>{{cite web |title=Commersonia fraseri|work= PlantNET - NSW Flora Online|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Commersonia~fraseri|accessdate=2010-11-16}}</ref> Growing up to a 8 metres tall, found in [[rainforest]] margins or in wet [[eucalyptus]] forests. |
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The French naturalist [[Jacques Etienne Gay]] was the first to name the species in 1823.<ref name=apni>{{APNI | name = ''Commersonia fraseri'' J.Gay | id = 20749}}</ref> The genus is named after the French naturalist [[Philibert Commerson]], and the species name honours the Colonial botanist of New South Wales [[Charles Fraser (botanist)|Charles Fraser]]. Vernacular names include brush kurrajong and blackfellows hemp.<ref name=apni/> |
The French naturalist [[Jacques Etienne Gay]] was the first to name the species in 1823.<ref name=apni>{{APNI | name = ''Commersonia fraseri'' J.Gay | id = 20749}}</ref> The genus is named after the French naturalist [[Philibert Commerson]], and the species name honours the Colonial botanist of New South Wales [[Charles Fraser (botanist)|Charles Fraser]].<ref name="gnp">{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp10/commersonia-fraseri.html|title=Growing Native Plants: Commersonia fraseri|last=Lodder|first=Mark |date=16 December, 2003|publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australian Government|accessdate=8 December 2011|location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}</ref> Vernacular names include brush kurrajong and blackfellows hemp.<ref name=apni/> |
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''Commersonia fraseri'' grows as a 2 or 3 m (7-10 ft) shrub,<ref name=Fairley>{{cite book |author = Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip |title=Native Plants of the Sydney District:An Identification Guide |year=2000 |edition= 2nd|publisher=Kangaroo Press |page=80|location=Kenthurst, New South Wales |isbn=0-7318-1031-7}}</ref> or small tree to 8 m (25 ft) high. |
''Commersonia fraseri'' grows as a 2 or 3 m (7-10 ft) shrub,<ref name=Fairley>{{cite book |author = Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip |title=Native Plants of the Sydney District:An Identification Guide |year=2000 |edition= 2nd|publisher=Kangaroo Press |page=80|location=Kenthurst, New South Wales |isbn=0-7318-1031-7}}</ref> or small tree to 8 m (25 ft) high. Arranged alternately along the stems,<ref name="gnp"/> the ovate leaves have irregularly toothed margins and are 5–17 cm (2–6.5 in) long and 2–7 cm (0.8–2.4 in) wide. The leaf undersides are whitish, and covered in a fine fur.<ref name=plantnet/> Flowering peaks in September and continues till November.<ref name=Benson2001>{{cite journal|author=Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn|year=2001|title= Ecology of Sydney plant species Part 8: Dicotyledon families Rutaceaae to Zygophyllaceae |journal= Cunninghamia|volume= 7|issue=2|pages=241-462|url=http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/58556/Cun7Ben241.pdf}}</ref> The small white flowers are arranged in clusters. Flowering is followed by the development of fruit which are 1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.6-1 in) long.<ref name=Fairley/> |
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''Commersonia fraseri'' is found in rainforest and wet eucalypt forest along and east of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales |
''Commersonia fraseri'' is found in rainforest and wet eucalypt forest along and east of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales,<ref name=plantnet/> eastern Victoria and southeastern Queensland.<ref name="gnp"/> In the latter habitat, it is associated with trees such as rough-barked apple (''[[Angophora floribunda]]''), turpentine (''[[Syncarpia glomulifera]]''), and Sydney blue gum (''[[Eucalyptus saligna]]'').<ref name=Benson2001/> A fast-growing plant, it is able to colonise disturbed ground,<ref name=Benson2001/> particularly areas where vegetation has been partly cleared such as under power lines.<ref name=Fairley/> |
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''Commersonia fraseri'' has been propagated readily from cuttings taken in winter, and grows better with extra moisture in cultivation.<ref name="gnp"/> |
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Commersonia fraseri, commonly known as Blackfellow's Hemp or Brush Kurrajong is a common shrub or small tree of the mallow family found in eastern Australia.[1] Growing up to a 8 metres tall, found in rainforest margins or in wet eucalyptus forests.
The French naturalist Jacques Etienne Gay was the first to name the species in 1823.[2] The genus is named after the French naturalist Philibert Commerson, and the species name honours the Colonial botanist of New South Wales Charles Fraser.[3] Vernacular names include brush kurrajong and blackfellows hemp.[2]
Commersonia fraseri grows as a 2 or 3 m (7-10 ft) shrub,[4] or small tree to 8 m (25 ft) high. Arranged alternately along the stems,[3] the ovate leaves have irregularly toothed margins and are 5–17 cm (2–6.5 in) long and 2–7 cm (0.8–2.4 in) wide. The leaf undersides are whitish, and covered in a fine fur.[1] Flowering peaks in September and continues till November.[5] The small white flowers are arranged in clusters. Flowering is followed by the development of fruit which are 1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.6-1 in) long.[4]
Commersonia fraseri is found in rainforest and wet eucalypt forest along and east of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales,[1] eastern Victoria and southeastern Queensland.[3] In the latter habitat, it is associated with trees such as rough-barked apple (Angophora floribunda), turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera), and Sydney blue gum (Eucalyptus saligna).[5] A fast-growing plant, it is able to colonise disturbed ground,[5] particularly areas where vegetation has been partly cleared such as under power lines.[4]
Commersonia fraseri has been propagated readily from cuttings taken in winter, and grows better with extra moisture in cultivation.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Commersonia fraseri". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ a b "Commersonia fraseri J.Gay". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c d Lodder, Mark (16 December, 2003). "Growing Native Plants: Commersonia fraseri". Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Australian Government. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Fairley, Alan; Moore, Philip (2000). Native Plants of the Sydney District:An Identification Guide (2nd ed.). Kenthurst, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-7318-1031-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (2001). "Ecology of Sydney plant species Part 8: Dicotyledon families Rutaceaae to Zygophyllaceae" (PDF). Cunninghamia. 7 (2): 241–462.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
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