Spreading crown

(Horsfieldia australiana)

galery

Description

Horsfieldia australiana is an evergreen tree with a dense, spreading crown; it can grow 10 - 12 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible seed and is also grown on a local level around villages in New Guinea. It is being grown commercially for its seed in northern Australia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Magnoliales
Family:Myristicaceae
Genus:Horsfieldia
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