Diploglottis bracteata Leenh.

Tree to 25 m high. Branchlets, leaf axes and peduncles pubescent. Leaf rachis 6–24 cm long; leaflets 4–7 pairs, the lamina elliptic-oblong, obtuse or shortly acuminate, attenuate at base, 5.5–23 cm long, 2–6.5 cm wide, glabrous above, puberulous below; petiolules 0.8–2 cm long; petiole 4–9 cm long. Panicle 15–31 cm long; peduncle globose at base; bracts oblong-ovate 8–35 mm long, 4–7 mm wide, hoary outside; flowers 5–6 mm diam.; pedicels 4–11 mm long. Calyx lobes ovate, 2–3 mm long, crispate hairy. Petals 5, slightly exceeding calyx. Disc regular. Fruit subglobose, 2.5–4 cm long, 2.5–4.5 cm wide; 3-valved, valves minutely velvety outside, densely silky inside.

A tropical plant. It grows naturally in rainforest in Queensland, Australia. It suits higher altitudes. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 820 m altitude. It can tolerate full sun. It needs well drained soils rich in organic matter.

Plants are grown from seed which must be sown fresh.