Snow wood s a much better common name than Stinkwood!
Stinkwood is the unflattering name given to Pararchidendron pruinosum, and I prefer snow wood, which aptly describes the flowers when they first appear. "Stinkwood" refers to the smell given when the tree is cut down... all the better reason to leave it alone!
This is a small rainforest tree that occurs from Illawarra in NSW up to about atherton in Qld. It has beautiful pom pom shaped flowers that start out white, and fade to a yellow colour. These pom poms can be up to 20mm in size and are quite showy. These photos were taken last week, outside Noosa Landcare's Pomona office and it is a striking plant in flower.
The seed pods are also quite attractive. It is in the Acacia family [Mimosaceae] family, and the seed pods are similar to many wattles, however the Snow wood seed pod is bright orange with shiny black seeds inside.
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