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Caesalpinia subtropica Pedley
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Common name: Corky Prickle-vine

Caesalpinia subtropica Pedley APNI*

Description: Tall woody climber, older stems with prominent longitudinal flanges of cork, usually golden-brown pubescent, with scattered prickles 1–3 mm long.

Leaves 5–30 cm long, leaf rachis prickly; pinnae 3–8 pairs; 4–18 cm long; pinnules 4–7 pairs, obovate to oblong, mostly 4–12 mm long, 5–6 mm wide, ± pubescent; petiole 15–50 mm long; stipules absent.

Racemes forming terminal panicles, up to 20 cm long, golden pubescent; rachis with prickles; pedicels 3–4 mm long. Sepals about as long as the petals, pubescent. Petals c. 4 mm long, golden yellow, glabrous. Stamens 5–8 mm long.

Pod ovate to rhombic, 2–3 cm long, 10–20 mm wide, glabrous, venation prominent; seeds usually 2, flat.


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Flowering: spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in or near rainforest, north from Glenugie Peak (near Grafton).
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
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Text by B. Wiecek & S. McCune
Taxon concept: A.S. George (1998)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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