Pink evodia (Melicope elleryana)

Walking my dog's this afternoon and came across this beautiful pink flowered doughwood tree. Melicope elleryana commonly known as pink flowered doughwood, pink evodia, corkwood, or saruwa, is a species of rainforest shrub or tree in the family Rutaceae. It is a species of flowering plant from the citrus family. Is a medium to large tree growing up to 25m tall in the wild but less when cultivated, in gardens they are unlikely to reach over 15m. It is native to the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australian tropics The tri-foliate leaves are deep green glossy. During summer, clusters of deep pink flowers form along branches. The flowers are followed by small round berries that turn from green to deep red. In Far North Queensland the leaves of the tree are important in the life cycle of Ullysses Butterfly, they provide food for the caterpillars and a place for the adult to lay eggs.