Elattostachys nervosa

Elattostachys nervosa
“Green Tamarind”

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TREE 10 TO 20 METRES TALLSpreading tree with attractive red new foliage, tiny yellowish-pink flowers in Summer & unusual pinkish-red fruits with shiny black seeds which attract birds. Useful shade & street tree.

Suitability
Category	Tall Trees: 10m & Over
Family	Sapindaceae
Aspect	Full Sun
Soil	Well-drained
Habitat	Dry Rainforest
Features
Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Plants
Localities
Cubberla Creek, Enoggera Catchment, Logan City, Pine Rivers
Fruit & Berry Food source for Birds Below
Australian King-parrot (Alisterus scapularis), Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella), Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae), Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea), Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii), Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla), Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus), Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris), Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina), Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus), Rose-crowned Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina), Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), Superb Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus superbus), Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor), Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus), White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela), Wompoo Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus), Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)