Scientific Name: Acronychia pubescens

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  • Common Name:
    Hairy Acronychia
  • Derivation:
    Acronychia: Gr. acros - end or edge, onyx - claw. (refers to petal points) pubens: L. puber - downy
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    RUTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Greenish, to 8 mm long, in cymes from leaf axil. Autumn.
  • Fruit:
    Berry, white, edible. Said to fruit abundantly every second year
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Fraser Island, Janet, Stratford Park, Upper Yandina Creek,
Cultural Notes

Bush food: Mature white fruit eaten (aromatic).||

Identification Notes

Branchlets hairy. Leaves trifoliolate. ||

Associated Fauna

Butterflies: Orchard Swallowtail, Dingy Swallowtail

Landscaping Notes

Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||