Pink lace flower
Archidendron grandiflorum, Fam. Fabaceae
Small tree to 10m
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Small tree |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Leaf: | Bipinnate, two to three pairs of secondary segments, each with four to 12 leaflets, blue green, shiny, egg shaped, to 10 x 4cm. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Red, Pink |
| Flower description: | White or pink to crimson, fluffy and perfumed, in large terminal globular heads. September to March. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown, woody, spirally twisted pods, about 12cm long. Large, glossy, black seed. |
| Habitat: | Littoral rainforest, rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea. |
| Notes: | A very good ornamental tree, flowers are pleasantly perfumed and attract butterflies. Propagate from fresh seed. |
| Information sources: | PlantNET (2022) Archidendron grandiflorum (Sol. ex Benth.) I.C.Nielsen. FloraOnline., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
