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''Cynometra lenticellata'' is a flowering tropical tree in the family 
''Cynometra lenticellata'' can grow up to tall but, more commonly, only reaches . 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.Beasley (2009), p. 111.
''Cynometra lenticellata'' var. ''villosa'' Verdc. from New Guinea differs from var. ''lenticellata'' in having ovaries with dense, persistent hairs.
General information.
lenticellata Fabales of Australia Flora of Queensland Trees of Australia Flora of New Guinea Ornamental trees {{Australia-rosid-stub
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
. It is native to tropical semi-deciduous rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...
and gallery forest
A gallery forest is one formed as a corridor along rivers or wetlands, projecting into landscapes that are otherwise only sparsely treed such as savannas, grasslands, or deserts. The gallery forest maintains a more temperate microclimate above th ...
s in northern Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, some of the Torres Strait Islands
The Torres Strait Islands are an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait, a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. They span an area of , but their tot ...
, and New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
. Common names include: silk handkerchief tree, cascading bean, and native handkerchief tree.
''Cynometra lenticellata'' can grow up to tall but, more commonly, only reaches . 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.Beasley (2009), p. 111.
''Cynometra lenticellata'' var. ''villosa'' Verdc. from New Guinea differs from var. ''lenticellata'' in having ovaries with dense, persistent hairs.
References
*Beasley, John. (2009). ''Plants of Cape York: The Compact Guide''. John Beasley, Kuranda, Qld., Australia. . *Endress, Peter K. and Brigitta Steiner-Gafner. (1996). ''Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers''. Cambridge University Press. ,External links
General information.
lenticellata Fabales of Australia Flora of Queensland Trees of Australia Flora of New Guinea Ornamental trees {{Australia-rosid-stub