Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P.Simmons is a plant in the Celastraceae family, order Celastrales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia cunninghamii is an Australian-endemic shrub that grows up to 6m tall, found across northern Australia in savanna and open forests.

Family
Genus
Denhamia
Order
Celastrales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Denhamia cunninghamii (Hook.) M.P.Simmons

Denhamia cunninghamii is a species of shrub that is endemic to Australia. Its natural range spans from the Kimberley region, across the Northern Territory, and throughout Queensland. This plant can grow up to 6 metres tall, but it typically produces flowers when it is a much smaller shrub. It grows most commonly in savanna and open forests, and it can occasionally be found growing in monsoon forest.

Photo: (c) Gunter Maywald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gunter Maywald · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Celastrales Celastraceae Denhamia

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

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