Daphnandra johnsonii_4
Daphnandra johnsonii (Illawarra socketwood) flowering in the Wollongong Botanic Gardens.
A member of the ancient Gondwana family Atherospermataceae, the Illawarra socketwood is endangered by extinction. Restricted to the Illawarra region where it has been recorded from the local government areas of Shoalhaven, Kiama, Shellharbour and Wollongong.
Usually found in subtropical rainforest, less frequently on the margins and in disturbed areas, to 150 m alt., mostly on rocky sites along gullies near creeks. Confined to the Illawarra area; very rare.
A small to medium-sized tree. Growing to around 20 metres tall and a stem diameter of 30 cm, with a broad and shady crown. The trunk is beige in colour, cylindrical with little buttressing. Sometimes seen with coppice leaves at the base. The bark is fairly smooth with some raised pustules of a darker colour. Branchlets are fairly thick with lenticels. Wider and flatter at the nodes. Leaf scars evident. Leaf buds with soft hairs.
Daphnandra johnsonii_4
Daphnandra johnsonii (Illawarra socketwood) flowering in the Wollongong Botanic Gardens.
A member of the ancient Gondwana family Atherospermataceae, the Illawarra socketwood is endangered by extinction. Restricted to the Illawarra region where it has been recorded from the local government areas of Shoalhaven, Kiama, Shellharbour and Wollongong.
Usually found in subtropical rainforest, less frequently on the margins and in disturbed areas, to 150 m alt., mostly on rocky sites along gullies near creeks. Confined to the Illawarra area; very rare.
A small to medium-sized tree. Growing to around 20 metres tall and a stem diameter of 30 cm, with a broad and shady crown. The trunk is beige in colour, cylindrical with little buttressing. Sometimes seen with coppice leaves at the base. The bark is fairly smooth with some raised pustules of a darker colour. Branchlets are fairly thick with lenticels. Wider and flatter at the nodes. Leaf scars evident. Leaf buds with soft hairs.