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Geijera parviflora From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geijera parviflora, commonly known as the Wilga or Native Willow, is a small tree or bush found in inland parts of eastern Australia. It features thin drooping leaves, up to 18 cm (7 in) long. It was first described by English botanist John Lindley in 1848, Wilga [1] Other vernacular names include sheepbush and dogwood. [2] The specific epithet parviflora is from the Latin, meaning "small flowers". Wilga may grow to 10 metres (35 ft) tall, and has drooping branches. The leaves are linear to spearshaped (lanceolate) and range from 3.5 to 18 cm (1.67 in) long and 0.4–1 cm (0.20.4 in) wide.[3] They give off a strong smell when crushed.[2] The small whitepetalled flowers of this member of the citrus family occur between June and November.[3] Their smell has been described as foetid, and they attract blowflies.[2] The flowers have also been described as strong smelling or citrus scented,[4] they attract insects. The fruit are globose in shape, around 5 mm long, inside are shiny black seeds.[3] Regeneration from fresh seed and cuttings has proven to be difficult. It is suggested that the hard seed coat should be cracked, to assist seed germination.[5] Wilga prefers calcareous soils either red clays or sandy soils, and grows as scattered trees in open woodland or occasionally in stands.[2] It is found in inland Australia, from centralwestern New South Wales and Queensland and Victoria into South Australia.[3] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Wilga is a useful shade and fodder tree in agricultural areas. Sheep particularly enjoy grazing on the lower branches, although trees appear to vary greatly in palatability (some are eagerly sought after and others ignored). The reason for this variation is (unranked): Angiosperms unknown, and soil composition is speculated as a cause.[2] Despite being slow growing, it is planted in Australia and overseas as an ornamental. It prefers full sunshine, and can tolerate the occasional light frost and drought. Indigenous Australians chewed the aromatic leaves for alleviating toothache.[6] (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Genus: Geijera Gallery [edit] Species: G. parviflora Binomial name Geijera parviflora Lindl. Synonyms Geijera pendula Lindl. Willowy leaves of the Wilga habit of the Wilga flower close up Wilga flowers attract insects References [edit] 1. ^ "Geijera parviflora Lindl." 2. ^ a b c d e Cunningham, Geoff M.; Mulham, William E.; Milthorpe, Peter L.; Leigh, John H. (1981). Plants of Western New South Wales. Sydney, New South Wales: NSW Government Printing Service. pp. 447–48. ISBN 0724020039. ^ a b c d "Geijera parviflora" . PlantNET NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 3. 4. 5. 6. . Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. ^ Greig, Denise. A Photographic Guide to Trees in Australia. p. 102. ISBN 1864363266. ^ Growing Australian Native Plants From Seed by Murray Ralph, ISBN 9780646428666 ^ Greig, Denise. A Photographic Guide to Trees in Australia. p. 102. ISBN 1864363266. Rate this page View page ratings What's this? Trustworthy Objective Complete Wellwritten c I am highly knowledgeable about this topic (optional) d e f g Submit ratings Categories: Geijera | Sapindales of Australia | Flora of New South Wales | Flora of Queensland | Flora of Victoria (Australia) | Flora of South Australia | Ornamental trees | Droughttolerant trees