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Cardwellia sublimis F.Muell.
Northern Silky Oak
A beautiful tree from the rainforest in North Queensland. The sessile flowers are in pairs, with each pair on a short peduncle. The fruits are large and woody.

	*Cardwellia sublimis*	*Cardwellia sublimis*

	Description:Flowers	Description: Flowers
	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E
	Date of photo:5 November 2017	Date of photo:5 November 2017
	Field No.:6270	Field No.:6270

	*Cardwellia sublimis*	*Cardwellia sublimis*

	Description:Flowers showing paired arrangement	Description: Flowers
	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E
	Date of photo:5 November 2017	Date of photo:5 November 2017
	Field No.:6270	Field No.:6270

	*Cardwellia sublimis*	*Cardwellia sublimis*

	Description:Flowering tree	Description: Flowering tree
	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E
	Date of photo:5 November 2017	Date of photo:5 November 2017
	Field No.:6270	Field No.:6270

	*Cardwellia sublimis*	*Cardwellia sublimis*

	Description: Old fruit	Description:Old fruit and leaves
	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E
	Date of photo:5 November 2017	Date of photo:5 November 2017
	Field No.:6270	Field No.:6270

	*Cardwellia sublimis*	*Cardwellia sublimis*

	Description:Tree	Description:Trunk
	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland	Location:Diwan, Daintree, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E	GPS coordinates:16˚12.8208S, 145°24.8664E
	Date of photo:5 November 2017	Date of photo:5 November 2017
	Field No.:6270	Field No.:6270

References (accessed 27 November 2017):

Hyland, B.P.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Cardwellia. Flora of Australia 16:

359,

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2:

70

http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Cardwellia_sublimis.htm

https://www.anbg.gov.au/proteaceae/PDF/cardwellia-sublimis.pdf

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