Lysiphyllum carronii (F.Muell.) Pedley

Species

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Characteristics

A large shrub or small to medium sized tree. It grows 4-9 m high. It spreads 5-10 m wide. It loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are dark and have 2 lobes. The leaflets are 2-3 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. The flowering groups are 4-10 cm long. The flowers are 3-4 cm long. The flowers are red. The fruit are flat seed pods. They are 10-16 cm long by 3-4 cm wide. The seed pods are larger than Lysiphyllum gilvum. The seeds are about 2 cm long. They are oblong and brown.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.25 - 6.75
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Sandy or rocky soil in cypress-ironbark woodland, on sandy river banks, flood plains, in grey silty soil, in clay in Brigalow scrub, Gidgee scrub, on red clay-loam flats, and on steep slopes in vine thickets.
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A tropical plant. It grows in drier coastal regions. They can tolerate light frosts.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The nectar was used as a drink.
Uses animal food environmental use food medicinal wood
Edible flowers nectars
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. The seed have a hard seed coat and need to be treated.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lysiphyllum carronii unspecified picture

Distribution

Lysiphyllum carronii world distribution map, present in Australia and India

Conservation status

Lysiphyllum carronii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:505335-1
WFO ID wfo-0000188317
COL ID 6QQT5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Bauhinia carronii Lysiphyllum carronii