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Archidendron grandiflorum (Sol. ex Benth.) I.C.Nielsen
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Common name: Pink Lace Flower, Laceflower Tree, Tassel Tree, Fairy Paint Brushes

Archidendron grandiflorum (Sol. ex Benth.) I.C.Nielsen APNI*

Synonyms: Pithecellobium grandiflorum Sol. ex Benth. APNI*
Abarema grandiflora (Sol. ex Benth.) Kosterm. APNI*

Description: Small tree to 15 m high; trunk dark brown, ± fluted.

Leaves usually with 2–5 pairs of pinnae, rarely some leaves with only 1 pair; rachis 7–10 cm long; pinnules opposite, 2–4 pairs, ovate to lanceolate, 4–10 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, apex blunt, discolourous, both surfaces glabrous and glossy; stalked jugary glands present on primary and secondary rachises; petiole 2–6 cm long.

Heads often forming ± terminal panicles, 4–8-flowered, 6–10 cm diam. Calyx 8–10 mm long. Corolla 15–20 mm long. Stamens 30–50 mm long, crimson with white at the base.

Pod ± oblong, sometimes curved, 10–20 cm long, 20–25 mm wide, red inside; seeds c. 6 mm long.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Other photo
Photo T.M. Tame

Flowering: September–March

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in subtropical, warm-temperate and littoral rainforest, north from Port Macquarie.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by G.J. Harden
Taxon concept: R.S. Cowan (1998)


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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