About Aphananthe philippinensis Planch.
Aphananthe philippinensis Planch. (common name native elm) can grow to 35 metres tall and 85 centimetres wide, but it is usually found as a smaller tree. Its trunk is fluted, irregularly shaped, and buttressed at the base. The brown bark sheds in irregular patterns, with pustules and bumps creating a patchy appearance. Grey branchlets feature longitudinal cracks.
In its ecology, native elm acts as a food source for the common aeroplane butterfly and the rounded six-line blue butterfly. Its fruit is eaten by a wide range of bird species, including the Australian king parrot, brown cuckoo-dove, black-faced cuckoo-shrike, figbird, green catbird, Lewin's honeyeater, olive-backed oriole, pied currawong, rainbow lorikeet, satin bowerbird, scaly-breasted lorikeet, and yellow-eyed cuckoo-shrike.
