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| Name |
Quinine |
| Type Designation |
Close |
| Place Id |
24980 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
2 July 2019 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Darwin River |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
Quinine is the name of a small tree with dense canopy and dropping branches, usually growing 5-8 metres tall but exceptionally to 12 metres. The bole is often crooked. The plant is sometime harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The foliage may be poisonous, particularly after rain. Quinine is found in Northern Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, to New Guinea. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 02/07/2019 |
|
Date added to the Register ( Certified Plan S2019/043) |
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