Rosewood
Didymocheton fraserianus
Family Meliaceae
Fragrant Timber Tree
About
Predominates the upper elevations of Lamington National Park's Green Mountains section and is documented within Border Ranges National Park, prized historically for its fragrant deep pink-to-red timber.
How to spot it
Evergreen to 30m+ (exceptional trees over 56m), light brown scale-like bark with reddish-brown underbark, glossy spirally arranged leaves 120-250mm, strong fragrance from freshly cut bark.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Lamington & Springbrook National Parks / Lamington National Park (Green Mountains section)
- Border Ranges National Park — Northern Rivers & North Coast NSW hikes
Source: Wikipedia - Lamington National Park / Didymocheton (Dysoxylum) fraserianus
Photo: Murray Fagg (CC BY 3.0 AU) via Wikimedia Commons