Semecarpus australiensis, commonly known as the tar tree, native cashew, marking nut, or cedar plum, is a species of tree in the cashew and mango family Anacardiaceae, native to parts of Melanesia and
Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forest, typically contains a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of t
Semecarpus australiensis
…and New Caledonia in the east; and south to the coastal parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia. It grows in lowland rainforest, monsoon forest and gallery forest, close to the sea or to water courses. The fruits of this species are eaten by cassowaries (Casuarius casuarius) with no apparent…
Trees at Cat Tien National Park: showing seasonal forest structure in the early dry season (December)
Seasonal forest in Northern Thailand
Emergent tree rising above the main canopy in Khao Yai National Park forest