Botanical name: Bursaria incana
Common names: Prickly Pine, Box Thorn, Native Box, Native Olive, Mock Orange
Family: Pittosporaceae
Origin: Australia
Bursaria incana is endemic to northern Australia. This Bursaria occurs throughout most of Queensland apart from near the coast and the arid inland, and in isolated populations in the northern part of the Northern Territory.
Bursaria incana is a tall shrub or small, sparse tree, 3-7metres tall. Young branches are covered with soft white hairs and young plants carry thorns.
Flowers are creamy-white, sweetly scented, about 1.2 cm in diameter and borne in large, dense terminal panicles. Flowering period is February to April and the flat, brown seeds are contained in flattened, purse-shaped capsules.
Full sun and well drained conditions are required.
