Socketwood
Daphnandra melasmena
About
Daphnandra melasmena, commonly known as the socketwood, or black-leaved socketwood is a rainforest tree in eastern Australia. It grows on the more fertile basaltic soils, often associated with the white booyong. It is found from near Bowraville, New South Wales in the south to the Tweed Valley further north. A small to medium-sized tree growing to 20 metres tall with a stem diameter of 30 cm.
- Family
- Atherospermataceae
How to use it
The socketwood tree is primarily valued for its ornamental qualities in landscaping due to its unique black leaves and impressive height. It plays a role in the rainforest ecosystem, providing habitat and food for various wildlife species.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Daphnandra melasmena
- Slug
- daphnandra-melasmena
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Atherospermataceae
- Genus
- Daphnandra
- Species
- melasmena
- Wikidata QID
- Q5221583
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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