Accession Data
Idiospermum australiense
Common Name: Ribbonwood
Family: Calycanthaceae
Country of Origin: Australia
Habitat: tropical rainforest tree
Description: Small evergreen tree of tropical rainforest, with a limited distribution in northern Queensland, Australia. Seed development is unique among plants. Embryos have multiple cotyledons, and develop exposed to the environment after the endosperm, seed coat and fruit tissue wither away while still on the parent tree. The tennis ball-sized naked embryos eventually drop from the tree and germinate.
Accession Data
Accession #: 202500025
Accession Date: 2025-03-10 00:00:00
Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 6901
Quantity: 2
Source: M. Chauvin
Provenance:
Seed from cultivated tree at Lyon Arboretum, Manoa, Hawaii. Seed collected by Matthew Chauvin, March 22, 2024
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Calycanthaceae
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