Archidendron lucyi

Archidendron lucyi
Flowers
Conservation status
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Archidendron
Species:	A. lucyi
Binomial name
Archidendron lucyi F.Muell.[2][3]
Synonyms[3]
13 synonyms Affonsea lucyi (F.Muell.) Kuntze 1891 Albizia lucyi (F.Muell.) F.Muell. 1888 Pithecellobium lucyi (F.Muell.) Mohlenbr. 1966 Archidendron chrysocarpum K.Schum. & Lauterb. 1900 Archidendron effeminatum de Wit 1942 Archidendron lucyi var. schlechteri (Harms) de Wit 1952 Archidendron papuanum Merr. & L.M.Perry 1942 Archidendron peekelii Lauterb. 1911 Archidendron schlechteri Harms 1917 Archidendron sogerense Baker f. 1923 Archidendron solomonense Hemsl. 1903 Pithecellobium chrysocarpum (K.Schum. & Lauterb.) Mohlenbr. 1966 Pithecellobium solomonense (Hemsl.) Mohlenbr. 1966

Archidendron lucyi is a small tree in the legume family Fabaceae. The native range extends from eastern Malesia to the Solomon Islands and northeastern Australia. A. lucyi grows in the understorey of lowland rainforest.^[4]

As with other members of the genus, A. lucyi produces large pinnate leaves. The species is cauliflorous, producing flowers directly from the trunk. The cream coloured stamens are 3–5 cm long and form the showiest part of the flowers. The flowers are followed by highly conspicuous red or orange seed pods, which split open when ripe to reveal black seeds.^[4]