Syncarpia glomulifera
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Syncarpia glomulifera (Turpentine) is a tree native to New South Wales
and Queensland
in Australia
, which can grow to more than 30 metres in height. Crushed leaves have a taste and smell reminiscent of turpentine.
Formerly known as Syncarpia laurifolia Ten., it is one of the dominant species of the critically endangered Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest
ecological community.
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, which can grow to more than 30 metres in height. Crushed leaves have a taste and smell reminiscent of turpentine.
Formerly known as Syncarpia laurifolia Ten., it is one of the dominant species of the critically endangered Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest
Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest
The Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest is one of six main indigenous forest communities of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is also among the three of these plant communities which have been classified as Endangered, under the New South Wales government's Threatened Species Conservation Act...
ecological community.