Pisonia L.

3 species in Aust.; Qld, NSW, NT, WA

Pisonia umbellifera (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Seem.

Bushy small tree or shrub. Leaves alternate or in groups of 2–5, elliptic to obovate, mostly 10–20 cm long, 6–10 cm wide, entire, dark green, glossy. Flowers mostly bisexual, in terminal leafless cymo-panicles. Perianth funnel-shaped, 6 mm long. Anthocarp 5-ribbed, narrow, c. 25 mm long; the angles smooth, viscid. Minnamurra Falls. RF. Fl. summer–autumn. Bird-lime Tree