''Elattostachys microcarpa'', commonly named scrub tamarind, is a species of rainforest trees of north-eastern

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. They grow naturally in the relatively seasonal rainforests, which may have a drought season and often in association with

Kauri pine ''Agathis'', commonly known as kauri or dammara, is a genus of 22 species of evergreen tree. The genus is part of the ancient conifer family Araucariaceae, a group once widespread during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, but now largely re ...

. The name ''Elattostachys'' refers to "little spikes", a flower feature of other plants in this genus. The specific name ''microcarpa'' refers to the small woody seeds.

Description

A tree up to tall, with a stem diameter of up to . Leaves

pinnate Pinnation (also called pennation) is the arrangement of feather-like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis. Pinnation occurs in biological morphology, in crystals, such as some forms of ice or metal crystals, and in ...

and arranged alternately on the stem. Leaflet blades approximately . Young shoots and terminal buds covered with short pale hairs. Cream flowers form on

panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...

, followed by round pink or red fruit which split to reveal black glossy seeds

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* Sapindaceae Sapindales of Australia Trees of Australia Flora of Queensland {{Sapindales-stub