- Common Name: Corduroy tamarind
- Derivation: was Arytera lautereriana
- Type: Tree with dense rounded canopy
- Family: SAPINDACEAE
- Size: to 15 metres
- Flowers: Small, white in panicles October to November
- Fruit: Reddish Capsule
- Vegetation Type: Sub-tropical Rainforest,
- Species List: Bush food, FI Podberscek, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Old Tewantin, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Scrub, Kin Kin Arboretum
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:
Bush Food: Fruit eaten. Fleshy Aril can be used to make a refreshing drink.
Identification Notes
has Pulvinus (knuckle at the base of the Petiole) and Pulvinule which is often reddish colour New growth red Terminal Leaflet absent Rachis tip extended Compound Leaves,small Domatia often present in vein angles, petioles with pulvinules, Leaves glossy green hairless, midrib raised above and below
Landscaping Notes
Trees have dense rounded canopies. Flushes of bright pink new growth very ornamental. Majestic Tree with rounded canopy suitable for Most soils. Indoor pot Plant potential.
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye
Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery
Associated Fauna
Butterflies: Large Purple Lineblue
