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Jagera pseudorhus
Also called Pink tamarind, Ferntop, Fern Leaf Tamarind, Ferntree, Pink Foambark, Fern Top, Foambark
Foambark (Jagera pseudorhus) is a shrub or small tree from eastern Australia and New Guinea, known for the foam that forms on its trunk after heavy rain. It is grown mainly as a shade or ornamental tree in warm, humid, frost-free areas.
Jagera pseudorhus, commonly known as foambark or fern-leaved tamarind, is a species of plant in the lychee family Sapindaceae, native to New Guinea and the northern half of eastern Australia. It is known for the foam that appears on the trunk after heavy rain.
In Australia, the native range is along the eastern seaboard from Myall Lakes, New South Wales, north to the tip of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. In New Guinea they occur in the portion of the island nearest Cape York. They occur in drier rainforest types such as monsoon forest, gallery forest and beach forest, at altitudes from sea level to 850 m (2,790 ft).
Indigenous Australians use foam from crushed bark or leaves as a fish poison. It was also used as a soap in New Guinea. The timber has been used to make tool handles, and honey is harvested from the tree.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jagera pseudorhus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
