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Xanthostemon paradoxus F.Muell.
Xanthostemon

Reference
Hooker's J.Bot.Kew Gard.Misc. 9:17 (1857)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or shrub, (2-)3-12 m high. Fl. yellow, Mar to Sep. Sandstone outcrops & ridges.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 December 1995
Image

Distribution

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