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Scientific Name

Nematolepis squamea

Family Name

RUTACEAE

Common Name

Satinwood

Status

Height

Flowers

5-20 flowers per flowerhead, see Nematolepis squamea for details.

Fruit

Form

Tall shrub or small tree, with branches without glands.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Common in damp woods.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grows to 12m in the North-West of the State, and was used for timber for telegraph poles. Not suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

See Nematolepis squamea for details.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

See Nematolepis squamea for details.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes