Helicia australasica
creek silky oak at Mossman Gorge, QLD
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| Helicia australasica | StewartJasonP | 28 Jul 2025 | |
| Helicia australasica | StewartJasonP | 28 Jul 2025 |
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_Helicia australasica_ .
Healthy creek side forest mid.–storey tree, foliage, wonderfully fruiting well, habit .
Seasonal flooding wracked tree.
Unripe growing fruits ripen from green through blue–purple to fully ripe black, as shown here .
Several trees in this location.
Mossman River lowland floodplain distributary creek, well inland hence upstream of Mossman town .
2014 November 26th 3:02–3:08 pm .
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Location information
- Places Mossman Gorge, QLD
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
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- Less than 50cm Circumference of trunk
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Yes Fruiting
- Yes Fruits ripe (some), including maybe dispersing
Collections
- Au rain forest and swamp forest plants, incl. phenology – JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Helicia australasica Other Trees Plants
Species information
- Helicia australasica Scientific name
- creek silky oak Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 8.59m Recorded at altitude
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