- Pronunciation: sin-CARP-ee-ah HILL-ee-eye
- Common Name: Red Satinay Fraser Island Turpentine
- Derivation: Syncarpia: hillii:
- Type: Tree
- Family: MYRTACEAE
- Size: to 40 metres
- Flowers: White
- Fruit: %22gun turret%22
- Vegetation Type: Wet eucalypt forest (eg.Gladys- Harry Spring Pk Cooloothin Heritage Park Noosa Parklands)
- Species List: FI Podberscek, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Eucalypt Forest Trees, Regional Ecosystem 12.2.8.
Cultural Notes
Strawberry coloured timber durable termite and fire-resistant used in the construction of the Suez Canal
Identification Notes
Large Fruit
Syncarpias: Opposite Leaves, which are sometimes crowded at the top of shoots; Fruit a Compound structure; a red sticky Sap exudes from cut twigs and Branchlets.
Associated Fauna
Bird and butterfly attracting
