Buckinghamia celsissima (ivory curl flower, spotted silky oak)

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Buckinghamia celsissima F.Muell. (1868) .

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8),
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Distribution and Ecology

Endemic to the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld, widespread in the area.
Altitudinal range from 200-1000 m.
Grows in well developed rain forest on a variety of sites but is probably most frequently found in drier rain forest often associated with Kauri Pine (Agathis robusta).

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Naturalised, out from horticultural use, in SE Qld.

Botanical Scholarly Literature References:

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Buckinghamia celsissima F.Muell. (1868): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/69067/api/apni-format .
Buckinghamia ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Buckinghamia&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true
Viewed: 2025 September 17th .

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'):
Buckinghamia celsissima F.Muell. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Buckinghamia_celsissima.htm
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 September 17th .

• Forster Paul I, Queensland Herbarium (2025)
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Buckinghamia celsissima F.Muell. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th .

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June)
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—page: 408 .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 .