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Terminalia Arenicola
''Terminalia arenicola'', commonly known as beach almond or brown damson, is a tree in the family Combretaceae which is endemic to Queensland in Australia. Description ''Terminalia arenicola'' is a small to medium-sized tree growing up to around high, the trunk is grey and tessellated, branches are often sympodial. The leaves are obovate, discolorous, spirally arranged and clustered towards the ends of the branches. They may be up to long and wide. Domatia are usually present, as well as glands on the leaf underside near the junction with the petiole. The inflorescence is an axillary spike or raceme, which carries numerous pentamerous white or cream flowers measuring about diameter. The flowers near the base of the spike are bisexual whilst those near the apex are male. The fruit is a drupe, at maturity measuring up to long, wide and high, with a short "beak" at the distal end. They are initially glaucous blue/green, becoming dark purple or red at maturity. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holloways Beach, Queensland
Holloways Beach is a northern coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is located about 10 kilometres north of the city of Cairns between the suburbs of Machans Beach and Yorkeys Knob. In the , Holloways Beach had a population of 2,398 people. Holloways Beach is impacted by noise from Cairns International Airport, which keeps real estate prices in check. From October 2023 to September 2024 the median price for houses has been $587,500 and for units $281,500. In 2022 the values were $540,000 and $259,000 respectively. However, waterfront properties come also here at a premium, with house well above the million dollar mark. Geography The southeastern border with Machans Beach roughly follows Barr Creek, the opposite northwestern border with Yorkeys Knob is formed by Richter Creek. The southwestern border with the suburb of Barron, Queensland, Barron follows the Captain Cook Highway. Directly on the other side of the highway is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |