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Brown Kurrajong
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Mallow family: kapok, cacao & okra

Brown Kurrajong

Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrown Kurrajong
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese山麻树
Scientific nameCommersonia bartramia (L.) Merr.

About this species

Commersonia bartramia, commonly known as brown kurrajong, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is native to Southeast Asia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales. It is a tree or shrub with heart-shaped to egg-shaped leaves much paler on the lower surface, and sometimes with fine, irregular teeth on the edges.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalvales
FamilyMalvaceae
GenusCommersonia

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