| Common Name: |
Red Kamala |
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| Family: |
Euphorbiaceae |
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| Form and Size: |
A bushy tree to 10m tall in rainforest but much smaller in the drier
areas. |
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| Distribution: |
Top end of NT, north-eastern Qld to north-eastern NSW; in rainforests
and drier scrubs and vine thickets. |
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| Leaves: |
Lance-shaped to egg-shaped, stiff, thin, dark, green above, pale
and greyish beneath, veins prominent, 7.5 - 20cm x 4.5 - 10cm. |
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| Flowers: |
Brownish, small, separate male and female, borne on hairy racemes
to 10cm long. |
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| Flowering Period: |
June to November. |
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| Fruit: |
Capsules, 3-lobed, woody when ripe, about 0.8cm across, covered
with a red powder, seeds 3, round, black. |
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| Cultivation/Notes: |
Propagate from fresh seed. Fast growing, dense plant useful for
windbreaks or screening. Red dye may be made from the red powder covering
of the fruit. |
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