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NATIVE BAUHINIA
Lysiphyllum carronii
Plant Family
Fabaceae, Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Alternative Common Names
Northern Bean Tree, Red Bauhinia, Queensland Ebony
Semi-deciduous tall shrub or small tree 6-10m high.
Leaves - ovate in outline; two-lobed butterfly leaves characteristic of bauhinias, mostly 16–30 mm long, 10–20 mm wide, 4–7 veined.
Flowers - red-rusty brown, scented 3-5cm across.
Pods - oblong and black when ripe, 5–12 cm long, 25–40 mm wide; seeds 1–6.
Flowering spring and summer.
Indigenous uses - harvested the nectar from the flowers as a sweet food.
Habitat
Grows on red sandy plains, is rare.
10, 12, 20, 25
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