cheese tree

Glochidion ferdinandi

Summary 2

Glochidion ferdinandi, with common names that include cheese tree (see below), is a species of small to medium–sized trees, constituting part of the plant family Phyllanthaceae. They grow naturally across eastern Australia, from south–eastern NSW northwards to northern and inland Qld, in rainforests and humid eucalypt forests. Frugivorous birds such as pigeons, figbirds and parrots consume its fruit.

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  1. (c) eyeweed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/eyeweed/4345920860/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glochidion_ferdinandi

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