Polyosma cunninghamii facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Polyosma cunninghamii |
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| Polyosma cunninghamii at Mount Banda Banda, Australia | |
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Polyosma
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cunninghamii
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The Featherwood (scientific name: Polyosma cunninghamii) is a small tree. It grows in the rainforests of eastern Australia. You can find it in different types of rainforests. It prefers cooler, high-up areas. This tree grows from southern New South Wales up to south-eastern Queensland.
What is Featherwood?
The Featherwood tree can grow up to 15 metres tall. Its trunk can be about 25 centimetres wide. The bark is dark brown. It has interesting wrinkles and vertical ridges.
Leaves and Flowers
The young shoots of the tree are a bit hairy. The leaves grow opposite each other on the stem. They are simple leaves, shaped like a spear, and are 5 to 10 centimetres long. Each leaf has four to six small teeth on its edges. The leaf stalks are quite short, about 3 to 6 millimetres long.
Featherwood trees have fragrant flowers. They grow in clusters called racemes. These flowers appear from March to November. They are usually white or yellowish-green.
Fruit and Seeds
The fruit of the Featherwood is a pretty black berry. It is oval-shaped and about 15 to 20 millimetres long. The berries have lines running along them.
The fruit usually ripens from March to August. However, you might see fruit at other times too. Many birds enjoy eating these berries. This includes the green catbird and the rose-crowned fruit dove.
If you plant fresh Featherwood seeds, they grow slowly. It can take six to ten months for them to sprout.
See also
In Spanish: Polyosma cunninghamii para niños
