tulip-wood

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


The name is given,in Australia, to Aphnanthe philipinensis, Planch., N.O. Urticaceae, and to the timber of Harpulliapendula, Planch., N.O. Sapindaceae. It is,further, a synonym for the Emu-Apple.

1845. J. O. Balfour, `Sketch of New South Wales,' p. 39:

«The tulip-wood, with its variegated flowers and delightfulperfume, grows in abundance.»

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