Ormosia ormondii

Ormosia ormondii, commonly known as yellow bean, is a medium-sized tree up to 25 m (82 ft) in height in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. The leaves are compound with up to 9 leaflets. Masses of pink flowers are produced on axillary panicles from October to December. The fruit is a dehiscent pod up to 90 mm (3.5 in) long by 20 mm (0.79 in) wide, containing up to 5 bright red seeds around 12 mm (0.47 in) diameter.[4][5]

Yellow bean
Seed pods and seeds
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Ormosia
Species:
O. ormondii
Binomial name
Ormosia ormondii
Synonyms[3]
  • Podopetalum ormondii F.Muell.
Foliage
Seed pods and seeds

The yellow bean is endemic to Queensland and occurs in rainforest from the McIlwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula south to around Innisfail, at altitudes from sea level to about 500 m (1,600 ft).[4][5]

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1882 by the Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller as Podopetalum ormondii. In 1943 the American botanist Elmer Drew Merrill published a description in the journal Sargentia, in which he moved it to the genus Ormosia.[2][3]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 31 January 2023, it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

References
  1. "Species profile—Ormosia ormondii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. "Ormosia ormondii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. "Ormosia ormondii (F.Muell.) Merr. ex H.Y.Chen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Ormosia ormondii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 214. ISBN 9780958174213.
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