Cynometra lenticellata

Short description: Species of legume

Cascading bean

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fabales
Family:  | Fabaceae
Genus:  | Cynometra
Species:  |

C. lenticellata

Binomial name
Cynometra lenticellata

(C.T.White) Rados. (2019)

Subspecies[1]

* Cynometra lenticellata var. lenticellata
* Cynometra lenticellata var. villosa (Verdc.) Rados.

Synonyms[1]

Maniltoa lenticellata C.T.White (1927)

Cynometra lenticellata is a flowering tropical tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical semi-deciduous rainforest and gallery forests in northern Queensland, some of the Torres Strait Islands, and New Guinea. Common names include: silk handkerchief tree, cascading bean, and native handkerchief tree.

Maniltoa lenticellata flower by Sandy Lloyd

Cynometra lenticellata can grow up to 22 m (72 ft) tall but, more commonly, only reaches 10–12 m (33–39 ft). It has compound leaves with 2-4 pairs of leaflets. New leaves are folded inside dull red bracts and then released in a spectacular cascade of white foliage. The fruity-scented flowers which appear in north Queensland in September to October have 3 to 5 white-cream petals, and may be pollinated by marsupials or bats. They produce a brown pod 25–70 mm long by 18-50mm containing one brown seed in November to March. It is a favoured garden tree.[2][3]

> "Cynometra lenticellata var. villosa Verdc. from New Guinea differs from var. lenticellata in having ovaries with dense, persistent hairs." Quoted from: [1]

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cynometra lenticellata (C.T.White) Rados. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. ↑ Endress and Steiner-Gafner (1996), p. 262.
3. ↑ Beasley (2009), p. 111.

## References

* Beasley, John. (2009). Plants of Cape York: The Compact Guide. John Beasley, Kuranda, Qld., Australia. ISBN 978-0-9806863-0-2.
* Endress, Peter K. and Brigitta Steiner-Gafner. (1996). Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521565103, ISBN 978-0-521-56510-3

## External links

* General information.
* Images of flowering tree.

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