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Cadellia Stand of Cadellia pentastylis in Tregole National Park Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Surianaceae Genus: Cadellia
F.Muell.Species: C. pentastylis Binomial name Cadellia pentastylis
F.Muell.Cadellia is a monotypic genus of trees in the botanical family Surianaceae. The sole species, Cadellia pentastylis, commonly known as Ooline, is a medium to large tree with bright green leaves and rough tile-pattern bark. It has rain-forest origins dating from the Pleistocene Era when much of Australia was wetter than it is today. It grows on moderately fertile soils. Due to extensive clearing, it is now considered vulnerable in Australia.
Stands of Ooline are found in Sundown National Park and Tregole National Park in Queensland. In NSW they may be found in scattered localities in the north of the state; such as around Tenterfield and Terry Hie Hie near Moree.
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Ooline covered in lichen - Terry Hie Hie, NSW
References
- PlantNET - The Plant Information Network System of Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, Australia
Categories:- Nature Conservation Act vulnerable biota
- Fabales of Australia
- Trees of Australia
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Vulnerable flora of Australia
- Monotypic plant genera
- Eudicot genera
- Australian rosid stubs
- Tree stubs
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