Paraserianthes toona
(Mackay Cedar, Red Siris)
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FAMILY |
Mimosaceae / Fabaceae |
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Species |
Paraserianthes toona |
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Common name(s) |
Mackay Cedar, Red Siris |
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Flower colour; life form |
Flowers cream; tree |
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Campus |
Cairns |
Description
Tree with bipinnate leaves, pinnae 5-22 pairs with a gland between many pairs, leaflets numerous, opposite, narrow. Flowers with five petals cream to greenish, staminal filaments about 5 mm long. Pods flat dehiscing along both sutures, 9-16 cm long and up to 3 cm wide.