Mackay cedar
Falcataria toona, Fam. Fabaceae
A bushy, spreading medium tree, 10-30m tall with rough grey bark. Synonym Paraserianthes toona.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Med tree |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Leaf: | Bipinnate, to 30cm long, 10-20 secondary segments each with up to 70 pairs of small, narrow-oblong leaflets, dark green above, paler beneath. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Cream |
| Flower description: | Cream, borne on terminal panicles 10-15cm long. August to October. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, flat pods, about 12 x 3cm. Containing four to six seed. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | Needs well drained soil and a sunny position. Propagate from scarified seed. |
| Information sources: | Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
