Aphananthe philippinensis

1 rough-leaved elm, native elm, axe-handle wood at Mount George, NSW

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Identification history

Aphananthe philippinensis	24 May 2025	JasonPStewart
Aphananthe philippinensis	24 May 2025	JasonPStewart
Aphananthe philippinensis Planch. (1848)	24 May 2025	JasonPStewart
Streblus brunonianus	24 May 2025	JenniferS

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JasonPStewart wrote:

24 May 2025

Please refer to references i just added in this species page, here: Aphananthe philippinensis
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Compare and contrast with _Streblus_ spp. and _Alchornea_ilicifolia_ ( https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Alchornea~ilicifolia ) .

JenniferS wrote:

24 May 2025

You are correct of course! But I do have whale bone tree here somewhere as well.

JasonPStewart wrote:

24 May 2025

I hope you sight the whale bone tree(s) too.
IMHO i am not always correct. I do have skills. :)

JasonPStewart wrote:

24 May 2025

Just uploaded this my own sighting in Shiptons Flat region (south of Cooktown),
for our edification : Aphananthe philippinensis (rough-leaved elm, native elm, axe-handle wood)
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JenniferS wrote:

24 May 2025

Yes it’s been documented before here. Defs

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Location information

Places Mount George, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
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Species information

Aphananthe philippinensis Scientific name
rough-leaved elm, native elm, axe-handle wood Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 251m Recorded at altitude
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