Archidendron lucyi
(Scarlet bean)
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FAMILY |
Mimosaceae / Fabaceae |
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Species |
Archidendron lucyi |
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Common name |
Scarlet bean |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers white; tree |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
This tree is a native of areas from Malesia to North Queensland. Leaves are large and bi- to tri-pinnate, the pinnules or ultimate leaflets are opposite. Flowers in clusters along the trunk and main branches; petals white, stamens numerous, filaments white to 5 cm long. Pods are woody, curving and split open along one suture, up to 10 cm long; red on the outside, orange on the inside, seeds black.
