Jointed Marbled Balogia
Baloghia marmorata
Family Euphorbiaceae
Vulnerable — AUS: Vulnerable, NSW: Vulnerable, QLD: Vulnerable
About
Baloghia marmorata is a rare rainforest plant of eastern Australia. It is commonly known as the marbled baloghia.
How to spot it
A small tree reaching 8 metres in height and a trunk diameter of 8 cm. The trunk is usually straight with fairly smooth bark, creamy and green with some brown vertical streaks. Small branches are smooth and slender, green near the leaves. Leaves are alternate on the stem, not toothed, lanceolate to reverse ovate in shape, glossy green, 8 to 15 cm long, and 2 to 5 cm wide. A pair of glands occurs on the edge of the leaf, about 5 mm from where the stalk joins the leaf. Leaf stalks are 2 to 4 cm lo
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Nerang National Park — South East Queensland hikes