Plant Details

Scientific Name: Commersonia bartramia
  • Pronunciation: comm-er-SOWN-ee-ah bar-TRAHM-ee-ah
  • Common Name: Brown Kurrajong, Bush Christmas Tree
  • Type: Tree
  • Family: STERCULIACEAE
  • Size: to 9 metres
  • Vegetation Type: Rainforest - mostly along moist scrubby watercourses
  • Species List: NLTalks2010, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, Cooloothin Corner, Banana, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, TAFE, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo, Noosa River NP, Stratford Park, Heritage Park,Cooroibah Airstrip,

Cultural Notes

Fibrous Bark used for fish and kangaroo nets.

Identification Notes

Branches wide-spreading, giving a layered appearance. Underside of shiny Leaves are silvery-grey.

Landscaping Notes

Pioneer Plant

Noosa Council Preferred Species list .

Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare
Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye

Successfully propagated by Mooloola Native Nursery

  • Commersonia bartramia
  • Commersonia bartramia
  • Commersonia bartramia
  • Commersonia bartramia
  • Commersonia bartramia
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