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Endiandra glauca
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Endiandra glauca

Endiandra glauca, commonly known as brown walnut, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1810. It has a conservation status of least concern.

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Description

Endiandra glauca is a tree that grows up to 20 m (66 ft) tall with a trunk up to 25 cm (9.8 in) diameter. The bark is usually nondescript and buttresses are absent. The leaves may grow to 11 cm (4.3 in) long and 5 cm (2.0 in) with 4–9 pairs of lateral veins. The upperside is green, the underside is glaucous and covered in pale to brown appressed hairs. The midrib is sunken in the upper surface, and domatia are absent. The inflorescence is a panicle emerging from the leaf axils. Flowers are pale cream, green or brown and without fragrance; they have six tepals up to 2 mm (0.08 in) long. The fruit is an ellipsoid drupe, dark blue or purple to black, glaucous, and measuring about 25 mm (1.0 in) long and 14 mm (0.55 in) wide. It contains a single brown seed about 23 m (75.5 ft) long and 11 mm (0.4 in) wide.

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Range & habitat

It is found in New Guinea and in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, as far south as the Daintree River. It grows in and near rainforest on various soil types, at altitudes from sea level to about 500 m (1,600 ft).

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