Crystal Creek Walnut
Endiandra floydii
Family Lauraceae
Endangered — AUS: Endangered, NSW: Endangered, QLD: Endangered
About
Endiandra floydii is a small-sized rainforest tree. Despite its common name, Crystal Creek walnut, this tree is unrelated to northern-hemisphere walnuts, and is a laurel. It is named after the Australian botanist, Alexander Floyd.
How to spot it
A small tree, often with coppice shoots at the base. New leaves pinkish brown. The bark is pale to dark grey. Leaves are elliptic to narrow-elliptic, 5–15 cm long, 2–5 cm wide. Small creamy green flowers form in autumn.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Springbrook National Park — South East Queensland hikes