English: Red bopple nut; Monkey nut; Red nut; Beef nut; Rose nut; Ivory silky oak.
Region: New South Wales, Queensland, Australia.
Habitat: subtropical rainforest; understory.
Use: seed edible; ornamental.
BotanySmall tree; rare species; to 10 m tall.
Stem: diameter of 20 cm; additional stems rising from the base and suckers after being cleared.
Leaves: large,from 40 to 100 cm long; compound, pinnate, 15 to 25 individual leaflets, 6 to 25 cm long and 2 to 6 cm wide; margins with fine teeth; with fine rusty hair when young
Inflorescences: spikes, droop around 14 to 50 cm long; shades of purple and brown and cream; with fine rusty hair.
Flowers: strong sweet smell, described as sickly.
Fruit: red fleshy oval; 3 to 5 cm long, ± 3 cm wide; does not fall away.
Seed: black.