Cupaniopsis wadsworthii

Cupaniopsis wadsworthii (F.Muell.) Radlk.

Cupaniopsis wadsworthii is a flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to Queensland. It is a shrub or small tree with paripinnate leaves and separate male and female flowers in thyrses. The fruit is a capsule with a seed that has an orange aril.

Description

Cupaniopsis wadsworthii, also known as duckfoot or dwarf tuckeroo, is a member of the soapberry family and is found only in Queensland. It typically grows as a slender shrub or small tree. The leaves are paripinnate, with two to eight leaflets that are broadly wedge-shaped or lobed. The plant has separate male and female flowers arranged in raceme-like thyrses. The fruit is a capsule containing a seed with an orange aril. The species was first described in 1879.