Tetra beech

Description

Wilkiea huegeliana is a common small tree of rainforest in eastern Australia. Common names include common wilkiea, tetra beech, and veiny wilkiea. Originally described by French naturalist Louis René Tulasne, it was given its current name by Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle. The natural distribution is from Mount Dromedary 36° S near Narooma in south eastern New South Wales to Maryborough 25° S in south eastern Queensland. It has a preference for volcanic soils. The habitat of the common wilkiea is in the understorey of all forms or rainforest, except cool temperate forest subject to colder temperatures