Common names:

• Australian silky-oak  (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001) - English
• silk-oak  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• silky-oak  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• southern silky-oak  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• Australiese selwereik  (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001) - Afrikaans
• shinobu-no-ki  (Source: F Okin) - Japanese Rōmaji

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: ornamental (fide Proteas 80. 1993)
• Environmental: shade/shelter (in coffee plantations fide Dict Econ Pl)
• Fuels: potential as fuelwood (fide Firewood Cr)
• Gene sources: graft stock (fide Proteas 80. 1993)
• Materials: wood (timber fide Ency WTimber)
• Weed: (fide Weeds SAfr 2001)

Distributional Range:

Native

Australasia

• AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (n.e.), Queensland (s.e.)]


Cultivated (also cult.)

References:

1. Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980 (Ency WTimber)
2. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980- (F Aust)
3. Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001 (Weeds SAfr 2001)
4. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). (Aust Pl Common Names)
5. Matthews, L. Proteas of the world. 1993 (Proteas) 80.
6. National Academy of Sciences Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980 (Firewood Cr)
7. Uphof, J. C. T. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 1968 (Dict Econ Pl)
8. Walker, E. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. (F Okin)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=18006. Accessed 7 junio 2026.