Scientific Name: Harpullia pendula
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Pronunciation:har-POOL-ee-ah pen-DEW-lah
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Common Name:Tulipwood
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Type:
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Family:SAPINDACEAE (rachis tip extended)
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Flowers:September to December Yellow/green
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Fruit:Fruit is a two lobed capsule, yellow or reddish each papery lobe 13-18 mm diameter containing up to two shining dark brown or black oval seeds about 13 mm long. Fruit ripe September to January.
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Vegetation Type:Rainforest
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Species List:Kin Kin Arboretum, Craft, Fraser Island, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes
Not edible.||An excellent turnery and cabinet timber, the dark centre is highly figured with dark brown bands and pale or yellowish areas. Fine grained, tough, heavy and very durable. (BRAIN)||
Identification Notes
Branchlets with numerous corky lenticels Petioles finely hairy with pulvini Rachis tip extended Pulvini: swollen bases of petioles Leaves are compound, alternate, pinnate, consisting of 4-8 leaflets, leaflets glossy light green above and below. Leaflets thin, terminating in a short blunt point at the tip, 5-10 cm long.
Associated Fauna
Bird and butterfly attracting. Butterfly host plant: Cornelian.
Landscaping Notes
Dry sites. Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare. Fire retardant species. Useful specimen and shade tree for average soils.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery| |Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||