Alectryon oleifolius (Desf.) S. T. Reynolds GRIN-Global

Taxon: Alectryon oleifolius (Desf.) S. T. Reynolds

Summary

Genus:

Alectryon

Family:

Sapindaceae

Subfamily:

Sapindoideae

Nomen number:

411378

Place of publication:

Austrobaileya 2(4):335. 1987

Verified:

07/20/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (3 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Alectryon oleifolius (Desf.) S. T. Reynolds subsp. canescens S. T. Reynolds (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Heterodendrum oleifolium Desf.

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Reference(s)

George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
Harden, G. J., ed. Flora of New South Wales. 1990-1993
Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4. 1986
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
Mabberley, D. J. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2. 1997

Common names

English
Australian rosewood –
bonaree –
western rosewood –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Northern Territory
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Western Australia

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Northern Territory]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411378. Accessed 18 July 2025.