Uvaria sp
Custard finger
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Description
A shrub or small tree. It has a single stem and spreading branches. The branches hand down towards the end. The leaves and oval and shiny and bright green. The flowers are pale yellow with 6 broad petals. They are 1 cm long and have pointed tips. The fruit are sausage shaped and 7.5 cm long. They are shiny with scattered hairs. They turn bright orange to red when ripe. There can be 2-9 large seeds.
Edible Uses
The fruit flesh is eaten and the seeds are discarded.
Traditional Uses
The flesh of the fruit is eaten and the seeds discarded.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows on Groote Island in northern Australia.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 78.3 | 397 | 95 | 2.3 | — | — | 1 | 0.5 |
Synonyms
References (1)
- Levitt, D., 1981, Plants and people. Aboriginal uses of plants on Groote Eylandt, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra. p 81
