Halfordia kendack — a medium houseplant
SPECIMEN · FROM THE LIBRARY
Halfordia kendack

Halfordia Kendack

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ON THIS PLANT

Halfordia is a genus of plants in the family Rutaceae containing the single species Halfordia kendack commonly known as kerosenewood, southern ghittoe or saffronheart, is a rainforest plant that is native to eastern Australia, New Guinea and New Caledonia. It is a shrub or tree with elliptical to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, panicles of white, greenish white or yellowish flowers and purple to bluish black, spherical to oval fruit.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Halfordia
Family
Rutaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Saffron-heart en Southern ghittoe en Kerosene-wood
PLATES
Halfordia kendack leaf
PLATE 01 · leaf
Halfordia kendack fruit
PLATE 02 · fruit