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Alstonia actinophylla (A.Cunn.) K.Schum.
White Cheesewood

Reference
Engler & Prantl, Nat.Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV(2):138 (1895)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree or shrub, 3-25 m high. Fl. white-cream, Aug to Oct. Sandstone, limestone, basalt. Rocky slopes, river & creek banks, outcrops, ridges, gorges.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 October 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.