Scientific Name: Nematolepis squamea subsp. squamea

Common Name: satinwood

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Rutaceae

Form Description: Tall shrub or small tree, with branches without glands.

Height (m): 6 – 12

Flowers: White-cream petals, prominent stamens in axillary clusters; 5-20 flowers per flower head.

Fruit: Capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughMeander ValleyTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
HeathRainforestWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Common in damp eucalyptus forests and woodlands, rainforest, tall and low heath.

General Notes

Bee attracting. Grows to 12m in the north-west of the State, and was used for timber for telegraph poles.

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