Rhodamnia blairiana

F. Muell.

Blair’s malletwood, Small malletwood, Mountain malletwood

Myrtaceae Edible: Fruit 13 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A tree up to 20 m tall. The leaves are simple and 4-11 cm long. The underside has rusty hairs which become white with age. Young growth is covered with rusty hairs. The fruit is 12-20 mm long and occurs in clusters in the axils of leaves. The outer surface is covered with small rusty hairs. The flesh smells of nutmeg and turpentine. There are 1-3 seeds and these are 6 mm long by 9 mm wide. The flesh is edible.

Edible Uses

The fruit flesh is edible.

Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows naturally in the rainforest in NE Queensland, in Australia. It grows from 50-1300 m altitude.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

References (6)

Cooper W & Cooper W T, 1994, Fruits of the Rain Forest. RD Press p 242
Cooper, W. and Cooper, W., 2004, Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Nokomis Editions, Victoria, Australia. p 352
Jones D, L, 1986, Ornamental Rainforest Plants in Australia, Reed Books, p 72
Nicholson, N & H., 1996, Australian Rainforest Plants 2, Terania Rainforest Publishing. NSW. p 53
Radke, P & A, Sankowsky, G & N., 1993, Growing Australian Tropical Plants. Frith & Frith, Australia. p 11, 54

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Townsend, K., 1994, Across the Top. Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. Society for Growing Australian Plants, Townsville Branch Inc. p 327