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Sersalisia sericea (Aiton) R.Br.
Wild Prune
A small tree of the open forest on Cape York Peninsula - the branches are often covered in a red lichen.Previously known as Pouteria sericea.

	*Sersalisia sericea*	*Sersalisia sericea*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Flowers
	Location:Mowbray Falls,Top Nettle Rd, Irvinebank, North Queensland	Location:Mowbray Falls,Top Nettle Rd, Irvinebank, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚31.769S 145˚15.033E	GPS coordinates:17˚31.769S 145˚15.033E
	Date of photo:10 February 2013	Date of photo:10 February 2013
	Field No.: 1982	Field No.: 1982

	*Sersalisia sericea*	*Sersalisia sericea*

	Description:Flowers	Description:Red lichen on branch
	Location:Mowbray Falls, Top Nettle Rd, Irvinebank, North Queensland	Location:Emerald Creek Falls, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚31.769S 145˚15.033E	GPS coordinates:17˚03.1760S 145˚32.266E
	Date of photo:10 February 2013	Date of photo:1 March 2015
	Field No.: 1982	Field No.: 3022

	*Sersalisia sericea*	*Sersalisia sericea*

	Description:Leaves	Description:Tree in habitat
	Location:Emerald Creek Falls, North Queensland	Location:Emerald Creek Falls, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:17˚03.1760S 145˚32.266E	GPS coordinates:17˚03.1760S 145˚32.266E
	Date of photo:14 December 2008	Date of photo:1 March 2015
	Field No.:U601	Field No.: 3022

	*Sersalisia sericea*	*Sersalisia sericea*

	Description:Fruit	Description:Fruit
	Location:Mowbray Falls, Top Nettle Rd, Irvinebank, North Queensland	Location:Mowbray Falls, Top Nettle Rd, Irvinebank, North Queensland
	GPS coordinates:2008	GPS coordinates:2008
	Date of photo:31 May 2015	Date of photo:31 May 2015
	Field No.: 3162	Field No.: 3162

Reference (accessed 7 August 2017):

http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Sersalisia_sericea.htm

Beasley J (2009), Plants of Cape York, John Beasley

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