Acronychia crassipetala
T.G. Hartley
Crater aspen
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAcronychia crassipetala, commonly known as crater aspen, is a species of small rainforest tree that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It has simple, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves on cylindrical stems, flowers in small groups, and fleshy, more or less spherical fruit.
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It occurs naturally in Northeast Queensland, Australia. It occurs in highland rainforests. It grows between 450-1200 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Cultivation
It is grown from seed. The seed are probably difficult to germinate. It can probably be grown from cuttings.
Production
The fruit are ripe March to April. (February to April).
Notes
There are 42-50 Acronychia species.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 77.8 | — | — | 1.3 | — | — | 0.4 | 0.1 |
References (3)
- Cooper W & Cooper W T, 1994, Fruits of the Rain Forest. RD Press p 18
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 457
- Jones D, L, 1986, Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia, Reed Books, p 102, 340
