Deciduous tree to 40 m tall (much smaller in Victoria). Leaves 15–80 cm long, with 3–7 pairs of pinnae, glabrescent; pinnae with 3–7 leaflets, the basal most leaflets sometimes further divided; petiole 8–40 cm long; leaflets ovate or oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 3–6 (–10) cm long, 1–2.5 (–3) cm wide, entire to serrate. Thyrses 10–22 cm long; flowers fragrant; pedicels c. 2–3 mm long; calyx c. 2 mm diam.; lobes ovate, c. 2 mm long, ovate; petals narrowly oblong, 6–10 mm long, c. 2mm wide, white to lilac, pink or bluish. Drupe globose to ellipsoid, 2–4 cm long, 1–2 cm diam., yellow-brown, glabrous; seed oblong, c. 3.5 mm long, brown. Flowers spring.
MuM, Wim, VVP, VRiv, RobP, MuF, GipP, CVU, NIS, HNF. Widely cultivated as an ornamental tree and often used in street plantings. It has occasionally spread from cultivated plants near town centres in northern Victoria. Native to south-east Asia, Malesia and Australia.
