Silver aspen

(Acronychia wilcoxiana)

Description

Acronychia wilcoxiana is a rainforest tree in the citrus family, found in eastern Australia. The common name is silver aspen. The true aspens of the northern hemisphere belong to the genus Populus in the family Salicaceae.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Sapindales

Family:Rutaceae

Genus:Acronychia

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