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Genus of trees

Synoum
Synoum glandulosum - Chatswood West, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Subfamily: Melioideae
Genus: Synoum
A.Juss.
Species: S. glandulosum
Binomial name
Synoum glandulosum
(Sm.) A.Juss.

Synoum is a monotypic genus of evergreen tree in the family Meliaceae. It is endemic to Australia where it is found along the eastern sub-tropical to tropical coast, usually on the margins of rainforests, in Queensland and New South Wales.

The genus was originally described by French naturalist Adrien-Henri de Jussieu in 1830.

The only species recognized is Synoum glandulosum, known commonly as scentless rosewood. It resembles the related Toona, except that the leaves have 5-9 leaflets, whereas Toona has 8-20. Its fruit matures December to January and is a reddish three-lobed capsule that contains two or three seeds surrounded by a red aril. Germination from fresh seed is reliable and relatively fast. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

The timber of Synoum is used in local construction as sawn timber for general house framing, flooring, mouldings and joinery. It is also used for furniture, shop and office fixtures, panelling, turnery, carving, as structural plywood, scaffold planks, wood wool, paper products, particleboard, and medium density fibreboard.

Gallery

  • Bark on a large Synoum tree Bark on a large Synoum tree
  • Synoum flower buds Synoum flower buds
  • Synoum flowers Synoum flowers
  • Synoum fruit Synoum fruit
  • Base of a 15 metre tall Synoum Base of a 15 metre tall Synoum
  • Synoum - juvenile foliage Synoum - juvenile foliage

References

  1. "Synoum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Synoum glandulosum (Sm.) A.Juss". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Pennington, T. D.; Styles, B. T. (1975). "A Generic Monograph of the Meliaceae". Blumea. 22: 419–540. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.846.5119.
Taxon identifiers
Synoum
Synoum glandulosum
Trichilia glandulosa
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