Herb: Brush Kurrajong


Latin name: Commersonia fraseri


Family: Sterculiaceae (Cacao Family)



Description of the plant:



Plant:
Shrub


Height:
6 m
(20 feet)

Habitat of Brush Kurrajong:

River banks, near rainforests, on more fertile cleared land.

Other uses of the herb:

The fibrous bark is used for making cordage, netting, weaving etc. The plant is used to make a screening hedge in Australia.

Cultivation of Brush Kurrajong:

River banks, near rainforests, on more fertile cleared land.

Medicinal use of the herb:

None known

Known hazards of Commersonia fraseri:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.