Alectryon coriaceus

Alectryon coriaceus, known as the beach bird's eye, or beach alectryon is a rainforest tree of the soapberry family found in eastern Australia. The specific epithet coriaceus refers to the leathery thick leaves. Leaflets are 4 to 12 cm long, and 2 to 7 cm wide.

Beach bird's eye
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Alectryon
Species:	A. coriaceus
Binomial name
Alectryon coriaceus (Benth.) Radlk.
Synonyms
Nephelium coriaceum Benth. Nephelium coriaceum Benth. Alectryon semicinereus (F.Muell.) Radlk. Nephelium semicinereum F.Muell. Alectryon coriaceum

Beach bird's eye

A small tree up to 11 metres in height. Only found growing near the sea from as far south as Newcastle, New South Wales to Maryborough, Queensland.^[1] Greenish yellow flowers have tiny petals, and form in December. This tree features typical red and black fruit of this genus, maturing from March to July.