Austrocallerya australis

Austrocallerya australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Austrocallerya
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Austrocallerya australis
(Endl.) J.Compton & Schrire
Synonyms
  • Callerya australis (Endl.) Schot
  • Callerya neocaledonica I.C.Nielsen & Veillon
  • Kraunhia australis (Endl.) Greene
  • Millettia australis (Endl.) Benth.
  • Millettia maideniana F.M.Bailey
  • Pterocarpus australis Endl.
  • Wisteria australis (Endl.) F.Muell.
  • Wisteria maideniana (F.M.Bailey) C.Moore

Austrocallerya australis, commonly known as native wisteria, blunt wisteria or Samson's sinew in Australia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to north-eastern Australia, New Guinea and some Pacific Islands. It is a tall, woody climber with pinnate leaves, the leaflets oblong, elliptic or egg-shaped, and panicles of purple, pea-like flowers.