Flindersia

taxobox
name = "Flindersia"


image_caption = Fruit pods of "F. australis"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Rutaceae
genus = "Flindersia"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text|

"Flindersia" is a genus of 14 species of tree in the family Rutaceae. They are native to the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia.

They are cultivated and planted for both timber and as a street tree. The genus was named after explorer Matthew Flinders.

elected Species

* "Flindersia amboinensis"
* "Flindersia australis"
* "Flindersia brayleyana", Queensland maple
* "Flindersia bourjotiana", Queensland silver ash
* "Flindersia ifflaina"
* "Flindersia laevicarpa"
* "Flindersia pimenteliana"
* "Flindersia schottiana", silver ash

External links

* [http://www.forestfarmers.com.au/Species/F-aust.htm The Forest Farmers Association of Queensland Inc.]
* [http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/hardwoodsqld/7680.html Queensland government list of hardwood timber species]
* [http://bodd.cf.ac.uk/BotDermFolder/BotDermF/FLIN.html BoDD the Botanical Dermatology Database]
* [http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=13207&start=1 BRAIN Brisbane Rainforest Asction & Information Network]