Anthocarapa nitidula (Benth.) T.D.Penn. ex Mabb. is a plant in the Meliaceae family, order Sapindales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Anthocarapa nitidula (Benth.) T.D.Penn. ex Mabb.

Anthocarapa nitidula (Benth.) T.D.Penn. ex Mabb.

Anthocarapa nitidula, the only species in the monotypic genus Anthocarapa (Meliaceae), is a dioecious rainforest tree known as Australian incense cedar.

Family
Genus
Anthocarapa
Order
Sapindales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Anthocarapa nitidula (Benth.) T.D.Penn. ex Mabb.

Anthocarapa is a monotypic tree genus belonging to the family Meliaceae. This genus contains just one accepted species, Anthocarapa nitidula, whose natural distribution spans from eastern Malesia and Australia to the western Pacific Ocean. In Australia, this species is commonly known by the colloquial name incense cedar. It grows as a medium to large tree in subtropical rainforest, found north of Woodburn, New South Wales, Australia. This species is dioecious, meaning individual plants produce only male or only female flowers. Its leaves are compound, bearing 2 to 6 leaflets that are obovate to oblong-elliptic in shape, with a smooth, somewhat glossy and somewhat thick texture.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Sapindales Meliaceae Anthocarapa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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