Calycanthaceae

Ribbonwood

Idiospermum australiense (Diels) S.T.Blake

Family: Calycanthaceae
Genus: Idiospermum

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Ribbonwood: Idiospermum australiense , the Idiot Fruit or Ribbonweed, is one of the most primitive of flowering plants. It is an ever-green treen, 20-30m tall, and only occ — Photo: division, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: ذاتية البذر
arz: ذاتية البذر
Catalan: Idiospermum
Chinese: 奇子树, 奇子樹
English: Ribbonwood
Korean: 우과나무
Russian: Идиоспермум, Идиоспермум австралийский
Spanish: Idiospermum

Synonyms

Calycanthus australiensis Diels

Photos

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Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Kai Squires, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: redrovertracy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.