Corkwood Tree

(Duboisia myoporoides)

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Description

Duboisia myoporoides, or Corkwood, is a shrub or tree native to high-rainfall areas on the margins of rainforest in eastern Australia. It has a thick and corky bark.The leaves are obovate to elliptic in shape, 4-15 cm long and 1-4 cm wide. The small white flowers are produced in clusters. This is followed by globose purple-black berries (not edible).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Solanales
Family:Solanaceae
Genus:Duboisia
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