Small to medium upright tree; may grow large with a straight stout trunk. Grey wrinkled bark.
Weed Category:
Weed:
No
Form or habit:
Small tree, Med tree
Family:
Sterculiaceae
Leaf:
Simple Opposite Simple; variable from egg shaped to deeply lobed (juvenile form), 3-5 lobes, bright green 8-20 x 25cm .
Flower conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Flower colour:
Red
Flower description:
Bright red, bell-shaped, waxy, approx.1.5cm diameter; borne in large terminal panicles. October to March .
Fruit conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Fruit colour:
Black, Brown
Fruit:
Dry
Fruit description:
Follicle, boat-shaped, dark brown to black, leathery or woody, approx.10cm long, borne in clusters; seeds oblong with brittle hairy coating. Handle with care.
Habitat:
Beach scrub, littoral rainforest, rainforest.
Distribution
Cape York QLD to Southern NSW.
Food source for:
Toxicity:
No toxicity known
Origin:
Australia
Notes:
Older trees form a rounded crown. Flowers borne on leafless branches.
Information sources:
Beasley J. ( 2008) Plants of Tropical North Queensland.
