Cupaniopsis serrata
(F. Muell.) Radlk.
Smooth tuckeroo
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Summary
Source: WikipediaCupaniopsis serrata, commonly known as smooth tuckeroo, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a tree with paripinnate leaves with 6 to 12 oblong to egg-shaped leaflets with a pointed tip, and separate male and female flowers arranged in racemes, the fruit a more or less spherical capsule containing a seed with an orange aril.
Description
A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The stems and small branches have brownish hairs. New leaves are red. The leaves are compound with leaflets 6-12 cm long. The flowers are in groups and are hairy. These groups are 3-5 cm long. They are in the axils of the upper leaves. The fruit is a capsule and it usually has 3 lobes.
Edible Uses
The ripe fruits are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Synonyms
References (1)
- Haslam, S., 2004, Noosa's Native Plants. Noosa Integrated Catchment Assn. Inc. p 332
