Barklya

Barklya is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. The sole species is Barklya syringifolia, commonly known as the leather jacket or crown of gold tree.[1][2][3][4] It grows in rainforest to 18 metres tall. Recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in vine forest and softwood scrub.[5] It is often used as an ornamental. It may be extinct in New South Wales.

The genus and species was formally described in 1859 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. Mueller’s description was based on plant material collected by the superintendent of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Walter Hill, in the vicinity of Pine River to the north of Brisbane.[1]