Snow wood
Pararchidendron pruinosum, Fam. Fabaceae
A shrub or bushy tree to 10m tall.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Leaf: | Bipinnate, one to three pairs of secondary segments each with five to eleven leaflets. Leaflets egg shaped, bright green, shiny above and dull beneath, 5 x 2cm. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Yellow, Brown, Green, Orange |
| Flower description: | Green, white or yellow flowers, ageing to orange brown, fluffy, fragrant, borne in globular heads about 4cm across. September to November. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Yellow |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Yellow, flat, twisted pods, red inside. Glossy, black seed. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea, Malesia. |
| Food source for: | Food plant of the tailed emperor butterfly. |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea, Malesia. |
| Notes: | A fast growing, bushy tree which requires free drainage. The flowers attract many butterflies. Propagate from fresh seed. |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Pararchidendron pruinosum (Benth.) I.C.Nielsen., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
