About Kageneckia angustifolia D.Don
Kageneckia angustifolia D.Don is an evergreen small tree or shrub that grows up to 5 metres (16 feet) tall. Its bark is greyish-brown and peels off in longitudinal strips. Its leaves are alternately arranged, very leathery, linear in shape with toothed margins, petiolate, glossy light-green, and around 9 centimetres long. Its flowers are unisexual, star-shaped and white, and grow either solitary or clustered in axillary inflorescences. The calyx is made of 5 sepals, and the corolla is made of 5 petals. Male flowers have 15 stamens. The fruit is a pentamerous, star-shaped capsule, with a diameter of about 2–3 centimetres, and the seeds are winged. Its wood is used to make coal.
