About Erythrophleum chlorostachys (F.Muell.) Baill.
Erythrophleum chlorostachys (F.Muell.) Baill., commonly known as Cooktown ironwood, is a semi-deciduous tree species. In its native range, where prolonged winter dry periods are typical, it drops most of its foliage during these dry seasons. The tree’s foliage contains toxic levels of alkaloids, which have caused the deaths of numerous cattle and horses. This species produces timber that is exceptionally hard and dense, and also highly resistant to termites. Erythrophleum chlorostachys grows naturally across an area extending from north-eastern Queensland to the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It can be found in a wide variety of environments, ranging from arid savanna to tropical rainforest.
