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Alectryon coriaceus (Benth.) Radlk.
Family Sapindaceae
Common name: Beach Alectryon, Beach Birds Eye

Alectryon coriaceus (Benth.) Radlk. APNI*

Description: Bushy shrub or small tree with branchlets, leaves and peduncles appressed-pubescent or glabrous.

Leaves paripinnate, 4–15 cm long; leaflets 2 or 4, broad-elliptic to obovate, 4–12 cm long, 2–7 cm wide, apex rounded or retuse, base ± rounded, margins entire, upper surface glossy and glabrous, lower surface sparsely hairy, pale grey-green and lustrous or glaucous; petiole 1–4 cm long, petiolules 3–8 mm long.

Panicles 5–20 cm long. Petals minute.

Capsule usually 3-lobed, 5–7 mm long, 5–12 mm wide, pubescent, shortly stalked; lobes globose; seed black, aril red, smooth.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Flower
Photo T.M. Tame

Other photo
Photo T.M. Tame

Distribution and occurrence: Common in littoral rainforest and scrub near the sea, often stunted in exposed sites; north from Newcastle.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by G.J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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