Fabaceae FAMILY

Lysiphyllum carronii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Queensland ebony is an evergreen or briefly deciduous tree, though often multi-stemmed, growing about 10 metres tall[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The tree usually retains its leaves, but in very dry conditions will shed most or even all of them[ 694 Title Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 Publication Author Nicholson N. & H. Publisher Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. Year 2007 ISBN 9-78095894-3628 Description Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph. ]. The native Aborigines used to harvest the nectar from the flowers as a sweet food, though it is unclear if this practice is still carried out today.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Queensland.

HabitatSandy 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[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].