Endiandra anthropophagoram
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A tall tree. It grows 15-25 m tall and spreads 5-15 m wide. The leaves are oval to sword shaped. They are thick textured but papery. They are bright green and shiny above but paler underneath. They are 14-18 cm long by 5-6 cm wide. New growth has rusty hairs. The flowers are pinkish and round and about 0.2 cm across. They are in small clusters in the axils of the upper leaves. The fruit are pink or red and round. They are 3-4 cm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit are probably edible.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are probably edible.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in lowland rainforests near Cairns in Queensland Australia. It grows between 40-200 m altitude. In the Cairns Botanical Gardens.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from fresh seed.
Notes
There are about 30-100 Endiandra species.
References (3)
- Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 254 (As Endiandra anthropophagorum)
- Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1984, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 3. Lothian. p 400
- Townsend, K., 1994, Across the Top. Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Townsville Branch Inc. p 178
