Scientific Name: Cupaniopsis anacardioides

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  • Pronunciation:
    cu-pan-ee-OP-sis an-ah-car-di-OY-dees
  • Common Name:
    Tuckeroo
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    SAPINDACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    green white in 20 cm panicles
  • Fruit:
    3-ribbed capsules yellow
  • Flowers Color:
    Green
  • Fruit Color:
    Yellow
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast , Rainforest - Coastal areas
  • 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.||