Place Names Register Extract
Kapok Street
Extract date: 24/11/2024
| Name |
Kapok |
| Type Designation |
Street |
| Place Id |
24769 |
| Place Type |
Road |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
28 October 2016 |
| Locality / Suburb |
|
| |
Zuccoli |
| Local Government Area |
|
| |
Palmerston City Council |
| History/Origin |
Cochlospermum fraseri is better known as the Yellow Kapok. It is named after Charles Fraser, Colonial Botanist and first superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Garden. This tree can grow up to 6m and branches out. The bark is smooth and grey, leaves are light green and it has big yellow flowers. It likes to grow in clay/ sandstone soil and is commonly found in woodlands. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 28/10/2016 |
|
Date added to Register |
| 02/11/2016 |
NTG G44 |
Date Gazetted |
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