Summary ²

Barklya is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The sole species is Barklya syringifolia, commonly known as the leather jacket or crown of gold tree. It grows in rainforest to 18 metres tall. Recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in vine forest and softwood scrub. It is often used as an ornamental. It may be extinct in New South Wales.

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1. (c) Ian McMaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ian McMaster
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barklya_syringifolia

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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