Leichhardt tree

Leichhardt tree
Leichhardt tree from Rockhampton, Queensland
Leichhardt tree from Gregory National Park, Northern Territory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Nauclea
Species:	N. orientalis
Binomial name
Nauclea orientalis (L.) L.
N. orientalis distribution map.
Synonyms
List Adina orientalis (L.) Lindeman Ex Bakh. F. Bancalus cordatus (Roxb.) Kuntze Bancalus grandifolius Kuntze Bancalus macrophyllus Kuntze Bancalus orientalis (L.) Kuntze Cephalanthus orientalis L. Cephalanthus chinensis Lam. Nauclea annamensis (Dubard & Eberh.) Merr. Nauclea coadunata Roxb. ex Sm. Nauclea cordata Roxb. Nauclea elmeri Merr. Nauclea glaberrima Bartl. ex Dc. Nauclea grandifolia Dc. Nauclea leichhardtii F. Muell. Nauclea lutea Blanco Nauclea macrophylla Blume Nauclea orientalis var. pubescens (Kurz) Craib Nauclea ovoidea (Pierre Ex Pit.) N. N. Tran Nauclea roxburghii G. Don Nauclea stipulacea G. Don Nauclea undulata Roxb. Nauclea wallichiana R. Br. Ex G. Don Platanocarpum cordatum Korth. Sarcocephalus annamensis Dubard & Eberh. Sarcocephalus bartlirgii Miq. Sarcocephalus buruensis Miq. Sarcocephalus coadunatus (Roxb. ex Sm.) Druce Sarcocephalus cordatus (Roxb.) Miq. Sarcocephalus cordatus var. glabra Kurz Sarcocephalus cordatus var. pubescens Kurz Sarcocephalus glaberrimus (Bartl. Ex Dc.) Miq. Sarcocephalus orientalis (L.) Merr. Sarcocephalus ovatus Elmer Sarcocephalus ovatus var. mollis Koord. & Valeton Sarcocephalus ovoideus Pierre Ex Pit. Sarcocephalus papagola Domin Sarcocephalus undulatus (Roxb.) Miq. Sarcocephalus undulatus var. buruensis (Miq.) Havil.

Nauclea orientalis is a species of tree in the Rubiaceae family, native to Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. It has many common names, including bur tree, canary wood, Leichhardt pine and yellow cheesewood. It grows to a maximum of around 30 m (98 ft) in height and has large glossy leaves. It bears spherical clusters of fragrant flowers that develop into golf ball-sized edible but bitter fruits. The yellowish to orange soft wood is also used for timber and in woodcarving and folk medicine.

Nauclea orientalis is known under the common names Leichhardt tree, cheesewood, yellow cheesewood, and canary cheesewood. It is also sometimes known as the Leichhardt pine due to the overall shape of the tree, though it is not a conifer. "Leichhardt pine", however, is more commonly used for the kadam or burrflower tree (Neolamarckia cadamba), a closely related species. The two were often confused together, but the native range of Leichhardt trees do not extend to India where kadam trees are common. It is known chiefly as bangkal in the Philippines. Regional variations of the name include balikakak, kabag, kabak, mabalot, and malbog. It is closely related and sometimes confused with the bongkol or bulubangkal tree (Nauclea subdita). It is called kanluang in Thailand.

Among the Djabugay people of Australia, they are known as gadugay. Among the Kuku Yalanji, they are known as kabal. The Jawoyn people call it jirrib or wowerlk. In various other languages of the Indigenous Australians, the names for Leichhardt trees include kaapi or kalpi in Pakanh, atulwanyj in Uw Oykangand, atulganyj in Uw Olkola. In avoidance speech (Uw Ilbmbanhdhiy or "respect language"), it is known as oboy in Uw Oykangand and opoy in Uw Olkola.

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