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  Alphitonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alphitonia is an arborescent genus of flowering plants with about 20 species, belonging to the Buckthorn family Rhamnaceae.
In Australia, Alphitonia species are sometimes used as food plants by the larvae of hepialid moths of the genus Aenetus including A.
This is a tree with reddish-brown highly prized wood, endemic on Hawaii.
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 Alphitonia excelsa - Growing Native Plants
Alphitonia excelsa, the Red Ash, sometimes called Leatherjacket or, when found growing on the coast, Coopers Wood, is a member of the Rhamnaceae family, which contains sixteen Australian genera and is well represented beyond Australia.
Apart from its value as an ornamental tree, Alphitonia excelsa serves as a fodder plant for both sheep and cattle, and is not as astringent as some edible species.
Alphitonia belongs to the same family as Pomaderris and it is very similar to some species of this genus in both flower and seed formation.
www.anbg.gov.au /gnp/gnp6/alph-exc.html   (459 words)

  
 Alphitonia ponderosa - Kauila (Rhamnaceae) - Plants of Hawaii - Slideshow Images   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Alphitonia ponderosa habit at Maui Nui Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii.
Alphitonia ponderosa leaves at Maui Nui Botanical Garden, Maui, Hawaii.
Alphitonia ponderosa young leaves at Auwahi, Maui, Hawaii.
hear.org /starr/hiplants/images/slideshow/html/alphitonia_ponderosa.htm   (207 words)

  
 Effects of elevated CO2 on the foliar chemistry of seedlings of two rainforest trees from north-east Australia: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The present study examined the effects of elevated levels of atmospheric CO2 on foliar concentrations of nitrogen, mineral nutrients and phenolics, and leaf toughness, in seedlings of two common rain forest trees from northeast Queensland, Australia.
The trees were the pioneer species Alphitonia petriei and the mid-successional species Flindersia brayleana.
Nitrogen levels declined by 4.5 mg g-1 in Alphitonia and 5.9 mg/g in Flindersia, or 25 and 29% of ambient levels, respectively.
trophort.com /information/data/B01/S25/KAN01EFF1651899.html   (336 words)

  
 Pharmacognosy, Dissertations: Isolation and structure elucidation of pharmacologically active compounds from Alphitonia ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Pharmacognosy, Dissertations: Isolation and structure elucidation of pharmacologically active compounds from Alphitonia zizyphoides (Spreng.) A. Gray, with emphasis on inflammation.
Andersson Dunstan, C. Isolation and structure elucidation of pharmacologically active compounds from Alphitonia zizyphoides (Spreng.) A. Gray, with emphasis on inflammation.
An ethanol extract prepared from Alphitonia zizyphoides (Spreng.) A. Gray (Rhamnaceae) was found to be active in both models of inflammation and was chosen for further investigation.
fkogserver.bmc.uu.se /info/dissertations/candersson-dunstan.html   (428 words)

  
 Margin of deciduous vine thicket, with Cochlospermum, Terminalia, Alphitonia. Colcanda Hill, east of Coen, Queensland, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Margin of deciduous vine thicket, with Cochlospermum, Terminalia, Alphitonia.
In such sites frequent fires encourage dense grass understorey and establishment of eucalyptus after fires.
Deciduous vine thicket on soils derived from granite.
www.gu.edu.au /ins/collections/webb/html/13-77.html   (49 words)

  
 PLANTS Profile for Alphitonia ponderosa (Hawai'i kauilatree) | USDA PLANTS
PLANTS Profile for Alphitonia ponderosa (Hawai'i kauilatree)
See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.
View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae, 1 species in Alphitonia
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 Alphitonia
[ Alphandia ] [ Alphitonia ] [ Alphonsea ]
Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Alphitonia
For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.
www.crescentbloom.com /Plants/Genus/A/L/Alphitonia.htm   (67 words)

  
 InterSites: Alphitonia
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Native to the east coast rainforests of Australia, as well as to the Philippines and Malaysia, this genus comprises five or six species, one of which is occasionally grown.
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www.intersites.co.uk /78984   (117 words)

  
 Alphitonia excelsa (RHAMNACEAE); Soap tree, red ash
Alphitonia excelsa - fruit - Graham Stephens © 2002
Aphitonia excelsa - flower and fruit - Graham Stephens © 2002
Alphitonia from Greek “alphiton”, barley-groats, a baked barley meal, referring to the mealy red covering around the hard cells in the fruit; excelsa from Latin “excelsa” elevated, lofty or high because of its tall habit.
www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au /01_cms/details_pop.asp?ID=21   (375 words)

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