Alectryon connatus
(F. Muell.) Radlk.
Red eye, Bird's eye
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Description
A small bushy tree. It grows 20 m tall. The leaves have up to 6 leaflets. They are shiny green above and pale bluish underneath. They are about 11 cm long. The flowers are small and cream. They are in branched clusters. The fruit are orange-red. They are in branched clusters. They seeds are black and have a red covering over them.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Traditional Uses
Australia*, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows near the coast and in dry rainforest.
Synonyms
Nephelium connatum (F. Muell.) Benth.
References (2)
- Anon., 2003, Native Plants for the Fitzroy basin. Society for Growing Australian Plants Inc. (Rockhampton Branch) (As Alectryon connatus)
- Melzer, R. & Plumb, J., 2011, Plants of Capricornia. Belgamba, Rockhampton. p 318 (As Alectryon connatus)
