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Botanical Name:
Anopterus macleayanus

Common Name:
Macleay Laurel

Fruit & Seed Description: Fruit is a brown capsule, tapering to a long fine point, opening into 2 curved valves. Each valve contains 8-16 winged seeds.

References:
AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST SEEDS (CSIRO Publishing, 2020) Authors: Mark Dunphy, Steve McAlpin, Paul Nelson, Michelle Chapman (SEEDTREE MAPS Founder)


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