Semecarpus australiensis

Semecarpus australiensis Engl. (1883) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Occurs in NT, Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld.. 
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 250m.
Grows in lowland rain forest and monsoon forest often in situations close to the sea.
Also occurs in New Britain, New Guinea, the Aru Islands and the Pacific islands.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References:   

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025):
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
Semecarpus australiensis Engl. (1883): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/76762/api/apni-format .
Semecarpus ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Semecarpus&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true
Viewed: 2025 December 5th . 

• 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'): 
Semecarpus australiensis Engl. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Semecarpus_australiensis.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2025 December 5th . 

• Qld Herbarium (2025)
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Semecarpus australiensis Engl. – "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 September 19th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—page: 18 .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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