Common name: Two-leaved Tuckeroo
Rhysotoechia bifoliolata subsp. bifoliolata Radlk. APNI* Description: Tree to c. 20 m high; new growth finely hairy at first.
Leaves 4–14 cm long; leaflets 2, or rarely 4, elliptic to oblong-obovate, 4–10 cm long, 25–40 mm wide, apex obtuse or shortly pointed, base attenuate, margins entire, both surfaces glabrous, upper surface green and glossy, lower surface ± yellowish and dull; petiole 1–4 cm long, flattened.
Panicles 4–10 cm long, generally shorter than the leaves.
Flowering: 5–7 mm diam.
Distribution and occurrence: Capsule 15-25 mm long, 10-30 mm diam., orange-yellow, 3-lobed; seeds ellipsoid, black and shining; aril yellow, surrounding basal third of the seed. Grows in warmer, mostly drier rainforest; north from the Hunter R.
NSW subdivisions: NC
Other Australian states: Qld
| The single subspecies in NSW. Characters and distribution as for the species in NSW. |
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