''Codonocarpus cotinifolius'' a tall shrub or tree in the

Gyrostemonaceae Gyrostemonaceae is a family of plants in the order Brassicales The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common to many members ...

family is a found in all mainland states of Australia, including

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, and is widespread in arid areas. It is suspected of being toxic to stock. Common names are native poplar (New South Wales, Western Australia), and bell-fruit tree (Victoria) The species was first described in 1822 as ''Gyrostemon cotinifolium'' by

René Louiche Desfontaines René Louiche Desfontaines (14 February 1750 – 16 November 1833) was a French botanist. Desfontaines was born near Tremblay in Brittany. He attended the Collège de Rennes and in 1773 went to Paris to study medicine. His interest in bota ...

. In 1862

Ferdinand von Mueller Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vic ...

transferred it to the genus, ''

Codonocarpus ''Codonocarpus'' is a small genus of shrubs or small trees in the family Gyrostemonaceae Gyrostemonaceae is a family of plants in the order Brassicales The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the euro ...

''.

Conservation status

In the Northern Territory and in Queensland the conservation status is of "least concern".

Gallery

Codonocarpus cotinifolius foliage.jpg Codonocarpus cotinifolius (15231952768).jpg Gyrestemon cotinifolium Mmoiresdumus81822mus 0145.jpg, (Desfontaine t.10, 1822

References

External links

''Codonocarpus cotinifolius'' occurrence data
from the

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q17248546 Gyrostemonaceae Plants described in 1822 Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines Flora of Australia