Medium, spreading deciduous tree with smooth grey bark.
Weed Category:
Weed:
No
Form or habit:
Med tree
Family:
Fabaceae
Leaf:
Bi-pinnate, to 30cm long. Three to five pairs of secondary segments, 10-15cm long, each with 10-18 alternate oval leaflets, 1.7-4 x 0.8-2cm,, dark green above, paler beneath.
Flower conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Flower colour:
Cream, Green
Flower description:
Cream green, 0.4-0.6cm in diameter, borne in terminal racemes 10-20cm long. November to February.
Fruit conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Fruit colour:
Brown, Green
Fruit:
Fruit description:
Green maturing to brown, woody, narrow pods, 20-25 x 1.5-1.8cm, twisted when ripe. Bright red seed retained in the open pods for some time.
Habitat:
Open forest.
Distribution
Queensland, Northern Territory, New Guinea, Malesia.
Food source for:
Toxicity:
No toxicity known
Origin:
Australia, New Guinea, Malesia.
Notes:
Attractive shade tree for larger areas. Propagate from scarified seed.
Information sources:
Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Adenanthera pavonina L., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics.
