Table 3.

Australian Tree species with full or facultative deciduousness, usually in response to a dry period (Australian Plant Study Group 1980; Francis 1981; Boland et al. 1984; Snape 2002).

SpeciesCommon name
Brachychiton rupestrisbottle tree
Brachychiton discolorlacebark tree
Brachychiton bidwilliirusty kurrajong
Brachychiton australislarge leaf bottle tree
Ehretia acuminatakoda
Erythrina vespertiliobat wing tree
Ficus superbadeciduous fig
Ficus virenswhite fig
Ficus fraserisandpaper fig
Gmelina leichhardtiiwhite beech
Lysiphyllum cunninghamiinative bauhinia
Lysiphyllum carroninative bauhinia
Lysiphyllum hookeriwhite bauhinia
Nauclea orientalisleichhardt tree
Peltophorum pterocarpumyellow poinciana
Sterculia quadrifidapeanut tree
Terminalia catappasea almond
Toona australisred cedar