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Planchonia careya (F.Muell.) R.Knuth
Mangaloo

Reference
Engl., Pflanzenr. 129(Heft 105):56-58 (1939)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or shrub, 1-15 m high. Fl. white/cream/pink, Jan to Dec. Sand to clay, sandstone. Edges of creeks & swamps, screes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.