Endiandra dielsiana, commonly known as candle walnut, is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae native to New Guinea and Queensland, Australia. It is a rainforest tree, first described in 1923. It has a conservation status of least concern.
Description Endiandra dielsiana is a large tree that can reach in height and diameter. The trunk is often buttressed. The leaves are quite variable in shape, from linear to lanceolate, elliptic or ovate. They measure from long and from wide and have 6–14 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 yellowish to pale green and they are faintly scented; they have six tepals up to long. The fruit is an ellipsoid drupe, black, about long and wide. It contains a single brown seed about long and wide.
Distribution It is found in New Guinea and along the east coast of Queensland from near Lockhart River to Eungella National Park. It grows in rainforest on various soil types at altitudes from to about .
Conservation This species was assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2018 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.
Uses This is a large tree which produces a good quality general purpose timber. It is sold under the name "candle walnut".
References
External links
Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium Observations of this species on iNaturalist