Scientific Name: Cupaniopsis anacardioides

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  • Pronunciation:
    cu-pan-ee-OP-sis an-ah-car-di-OY-dees
  • Common Name:
    Tuckeroo, Cupan Tree
  • Derivation:
    Cupaniopsis: tree named after Italian botanist Francesca Cupani 17th Cent.; opsis - form of anacardioides: like anacardium - the cashew
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    SAPINDACEAE rachis tip extended%29
  • Flowers:
    green white in 20 cm panicles
  • Fruit:
    3-ribbed capsules yellow
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast , littoral and dry rainforest
  • Species List:
    Leslie Drive Roundabout, Weyba Esp, SBHS, Plants for Coastal Gardens, W2, Bush food, Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Coolum High, Pomona School Oval, Boreen Point Caravan Park, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Pacific Lutheran College, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, NNS, Boreen Point, NNP Tanglewood Kin Kin Scrub Noosa River NP BHNR, Kin Kin Arboretum, NNS, Heritage Park, Regional Ecosystem 12.2.14.
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: Ripe orange fruit eaten.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Fiery jewel, Bright oak blue, Pancilled blue.||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Shade tree for average to well drained soils.||Useful for seaside planting.||Indoor pot plant potential.||Propagation is from seed, ripening October-December, and germinating easily if sown fresh. It is fast-growing and, while preferring sandy soils, it will grow even on heavy clays if they are well-drained.||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery|Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Mooloola Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||