Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Lysiphyllum cunninghamii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lysiphyllum cunninghamii is a deciduous shrub or a tree that can grow up to 12 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 plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Lysiphyllum cunninghamii has a wide distribution across dry northern country in Australia, where it grows in a variety of situations. It is known to occur within protected areas across its range and there are no known identifiable threats to the species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - northern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory, northern Queensland

HabitatFlats in woodland or vine thicket and on river banks, growing in sand, loam, cracking clay, calcareous or granitic soils; at elevations up to 300 metres[ 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. ].