Wallaby Wireless Tree

Deplanchea tetraphylla

''Deplanchea tetraphylla'' is a species of tropical rainforest trees, commonly known as golden bouquet tree, wallaby wireless tree or yellow pagoda flower tree, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae.
Wallaby wireless tree Also known as golden bouquet tree and yellow pagoda flower tree. This is a young specimen, growing to 8 m in height. Natural location in New Guinea, Aru Islands, Cape York Peninsula and the wet tropics in Queensland, here in Australia. Leaves large, up to 30 x 15 cm. Flowers on mature specimens are yellow, in large 'bouquets' and about 20 - 35 mm in length. The common name of wallaby wireless tree alludes to the fact that wallabies are fond of the fallen flowers of this species and once the flowers fall, the news seems to spread quickly throughout the wallaby population, who then assemble to partake of the apparently tasty fare. Australia,Bignoniaceae,Deplanchea tetraphylla,Geotagged,Golden bouquet tree,Lamiales,Wallaby wireless tree,Winter,Yellow pagoda flower tree,botany,flora,tree

Appearance

Atop the branches, mature trees have spectacular large bouquets of many yellow flowers, hence popularly planted in wet–tropical Australian horticulture.

Distribution

They grow naturally in New Guinea, Aru Islands, Cape York Peninsula and the Wet Tropics of Queensland, north eastern Australia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusDeplanchea
SpeciesD. tetraphylla
Photographed in
Australia