Scientific Name: Acronychia laevis

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  • Pronunciation:
    ac-ro-NICK-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Glossy Acronychia, Hard Aspen
  • Derivation:
    Acronychia: Gr. acros - end or edge, onyx - claw. (refers to petal points) laevis: L. levis - smooth
  • Type:
    Shrub or small tree
  • Family:
    RUTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Cream-white, Summer
  • Fruit:
    Square-lobed pink, purple or reddish Berry Said to fruit abundantly every second year
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical rainforest, dry rainforest, along scrubby watercourses and margin of Rainforest
  • Species List:
    NLTalks2010, NNP service road, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Fraser Island, Janet, Batianoff 87, Noosa Banks, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo, Upper Yandina Creek, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes

Appear edible but too strongly aromatic for human tastes (Nicholson)

Identification Notes

Branchlets smooth Leaf scars distinct Leaves opposite, aromatic when crushed, smooth glossy on both sides Leaf stalks slender green with groove on uppoer surface and swelling where leaf blade attaches (Nicholson) Distinctive shape of fruit.

Associated Fauna

Acronychia spp. are larval food plants for Orchard Swallowtail butterfly.

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type). Fire retardant species.|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery|| Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||