Acronychia vestita
F. Muell.
Fuzzy lemon aspen, White aspen
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAcronychia vestita, commonly known as white aspen, lemon aspen, hairy aspen or fuzzy lemon aspen, is a species of rainforest tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has simple, elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, flowers arranged in relatively large groups, mostly in leaf axils and fleshy, pear-shaped to more or less spherical fruit.
Description
A medium sized tree. It grows 18 m tall. The new growth is hairy. The leaves have one leaflet. It is 20 cm long by 10 cm wide. It is thin and papery. It is dark green on the upper surface and hairy underneath. The yellow flowers occur in dense clusters. They are 1.5 cm across. The fruit is pear shaped and pale yellow. It is somewhat rough and 1.5-2.4 cm across. The fruit are lemon scented. There are usually four seeds. The seeds are 0.5 cm long. The fruit is edible.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible and lemon-scented.
Traditional Uses
The fruit is eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It occurs in Northeast Queensland in Australia. It grows in lowland and highland rainforests. It grows from sea level to 890 m altitude.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Cultivation
It is grown from seed.
Production
Fruit are ripe July to September. (April to November)
Notes
There are 42-50 Acronychia species.
References (6)
- Cooper W & Cooper W T, 1994, Fruits of the Rain Forest. RD Press p 20
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 458
- Jackes, B.R., 2001, Plants of the Tropics. Rainforest to Heath. An Identification Guide. James Cook University. p 78
- Jones D, L, 1986, Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia, Reed Books, p 104
- Townsend, K., 1994, Across the Top. Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Townsville Branch Inc. p 70
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- Williams, K.A.W., 1999, Native Plants of Queensland Volume 4. Keith A.W. Williams North Ipswich, Australia. p 44
