| Botanical Name: Flindersia bennettiana (Rutaceae) |  Image - Flindersia bennettiana - trunk - Bruce Noble © 2002 |
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| Common Name: Benne(t)ts ash, crow's or crow's-feet ash, Bennet's silver ash, she-teak, stavewood, bogum-bogum. | ||
| Distribution: Endemic Australian species, grows from Clarence River, New South Wales to Fraser Island, Queensland. | ||
| Habitat: Sub-tropical and dry rainforests, margins of open forests and riverine scrub. | ||
| Form: Tall tree growing to 40 m; bark grey and wrinkled. | ||
| Leaves: Compound, opposite, pinnate, with 3-10 leaflets opposite on rachis. Leaflets are glossy, dark green above, paler below. Leaflets are ovate or elliptical, shortly pointed at apex, 8-15 cm long. | ||
| Flower: Cream, cup-shaped, in panicles from upper leaf axil or terminal. Flowers snell like fresh dough. Flowering period, August to October. | ||
| Fruit: Capsule, dark brown, woody, bluntly prickled, separating into 5 segments, 5-8 cm long. Seeds, 10-15 winged. Ripe November to February. | ||
| Garden Use: A dense tree, conspicuous when in bloom, suitable for parks or large blocks. Very hardy. | ||
| Edible?: No. | ||
| Propagation: Grow from fresh seed. | ||
| Comments: Named after George Bennett an amateur naturalist and early supporter of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. | ||
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Description - Blair Bartholomew. |
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 Image - Flindersia bennettiana - foliage & flowers - David Somerville © 2002 |
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