Scientific Name: Mischocarpus pyriformis

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  • Pronunciation:
    miss-co-CARP-us peer-ee-FORM-us
  • Common Name:
    Yellow Pear-fruit, Blush Apple
  • Derivation:
    Mischocarpus: Gr. mischos - stalk, carpos - fruit (fruit tapers into long stalk)||pyriformis: L. pyrus - a pear, forma - shape.
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    SAPINDACEAE
  • Flowers:
    cream, February to May
  • Fruit:
    yellow orange capsule, November to December
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical and littoral rainforest,
  • Species List:
    FI Podberscek, NNP Palm Grove, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, Noosa Banks, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo
Identification Notes

Flowers: Cream, small in large terminal panicles. Separate male and female flowers on same plant. Slight perfume.||Leaf: compound with 4-8 leaflets alternate on rachis. Petiole brown.||Leaflets: Thick, firm, dark green above, paler below; midrib sunken above with net veins fine and numerous, visible against light; petiolules with pulvinules, 8-15 mm long.||Fruit: yellow orange pear-shaped capsule.||

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.||"The decorative fruit and attractive foliage make this species worthy of cultivation. Trees grow slowly." (Fragments of Green)||Propagation is from fresh seed, ripening October-November, which germinates easily.||Grows well near coast||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Slow growth rates and handsome foliage make this a good container specimen (Nicholson)||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||