Shrub or small tree to 15m. Rounded crown and pendulous branches.
Weed Category:
Weed:
No
Form or habit:
Shrub, Small tree
Family:
Mimosaceae
Leaf:
Simple Alternate Phyllode- narrowly eliptic, long and sickle-shaped. 9-26.5 x 1-3.5mm. Juvenile foliage larger. Three prominent yellowish veins crowd together at base of phyllode, secondary veins widely spaced (1-3 per mm) and more or less parallel. Prominent swollen basal gland.
Flower conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Flower colour:
Yellow, Gold
Flower description:
Yellow to golden yellow spikes 4-7cm long, in pairs in the leaf axils. Autumn to spring.
Fruit conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Fruit colour:
Brown
Fruit:
Dry
Fruit description:
Dark brown pods, long, very narrow, flat, somewhat constricted between seeds. Twisted to coiled 8-15 x 0.2-0.35 cm. Seed is dark brown with a large yellow-orange aril.
Habitat:
Open forest, woodland.
Distribution
Northern areas of Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia in coastal eucalypt forests along fresh water stream banks and seasonal swampy areas.
Food source for:
Larval food plant for the northern hairstreak butterfly.
Toxicity:
No toxicity known
Origin:
Australia
Notes:
A good screening or windbreak tree. Timber useful for turning.
Information sources:
Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia.
