Polygalaceae
Cheesewood
Xanthophyllum octandrum
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Genus
- Xanthophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cheesewood, False jitta, Macintyre's boxwood, Mareeba stonewood, Mealy barked yellow stonewood, Milky jitta, Soft ghittoe, Sovereignwood
Synonyms
- Banisterodes macintyrii (F.Muell.) Kuntze
- Macintyria octandra F.Muell.
- Xanthophyllum macintyrii F.Muell.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: kerrycoleman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kerry Coleman, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kerry Coleman, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wairambar Rainforest, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kerry Coleman, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.