Endiandra dichrophylla, commonly known as coach walnut, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1892. It has a conservation status of least concern.
Description Endiandra dichrophylla is a tree that may grow to about in height and diameter. The trunk is often buttressed and often produces coppice shoots. The leaves are hairless and measure about long and wide and have 7–11 pairs of lateral veins. The upperside is green, the underside is , and domatia are absent.
The inflorescence is a panicle emerging from the . Flowers are cream to pale brown to pale green and they may be faintly scented; they have six tepals up to long. The fruit is an ellipsoid drupe, dark blue or black, about long and wide. It contains a single brown seed about long and wide.
Distribution It occurs on the Atherton Tableland and nearby areas. It grows in mature rainforest at altitudes from .
Conservation This species was assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2019 and found to be of least-concern. It is also rated as least-concern by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act. In its statement, the IUCN cites the lack of any perceived threat to the species, as well as a wide distribution and large population, as the basis for the assessment.
References
External links
Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Images of this species on Flickriver.com