Elaeocarpus stellaris
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Summary
Source: WikipediaElaeocarpus stellaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae and is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It is a tree, sometimes with buttress roots at the base of the trunk, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves, small groups of flowers with greenish-yellow sepals and creamy-white petals, the fruit containing a five-flanged stone.
Description
A tree. The trunk can be 30-50 cm across. The leaves are 10-18 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. There are teeth along the edge. The fruit is narrowly oval and 5-6 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The seed covering has 5 lobes.
Edible Uses
The seeds are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet tropics in northern Australia. It grows between 50-500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
References (1)
- Hill, R. and Baird, A., 2003, Kuku-Yalanji Rainforest Aboriginal People and Carbohydrate Resource Management in the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia. Human Ecology, Vol. 31, No. 1. pp 27-52
