Scientific Name: Sarcopteryx stipitata

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  • Common Name:
    Corduroy Tree, Steelwood
  • Type:
    Tree Medium
  • Family:
    SAPINDACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Creamish, August to October
  • Fruit:
    Cherry red capsule, smooth, 3 or 4 lobed
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest
  • Species List:
    FI Podberscek, Fraser Island, Upper Yandina Creek,
Identification Notes

Bark grey and wrinkled Branchlets, petioles and terminal buds densely rusty hairy Rachis tip extended||Leaves: alternate, compound, pinnate, leaflets 6 (3 to 9) alternate, sub opposite or opposite, entire. Leaflets smooth, dullish green above and slightly shiny paler green below.||Bark tight, greenish grey to black.||

Landscaping Notes

Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Indoor pot plant potential.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||