Central QLD Coast Landcare Network

Mackinlaya, blue umbrella

Mackinlaya macrosciadea, Fam. Araliaceae


Slender, often multi-stemmed, open shrub with umbrella like leaves.
Weed Category:
Weed: No
Form or habit: Shrub
Family: Araliaceae
Leaf:
Compound, digitate. Leaflets ovate to oblong, usually entire, 7-18 x 2-7cm, glabrous and glossy green.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

White, Yellow, Cream, Green
Flower description: Large, terminal, branched umbels of small, white, cream, green or yellowish flowers. Any month of the year.
Fruit conspicuous: Conspicuous
Fruit colour:

Blue, Grey, Green
Fruit:
Fruit description: Spherical, fleshy berries, green turning to a grey blue when ripe. May to November.
Habitat: Rainforest.
Distribution Queensland, Northern Territory.
Food source for: Fruit eaten by the southern cassowary.
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Australia.
Notes: Grow from cuttings or fresh seed, germination may take six or seven months.
Information sources: Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia.