Scientific Name: Elaeocarpus obovatus subsp. obovatus

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  • Pronunciation:
    eel-ee-ah-CAR-pus ob-ah-VAR-tus
  • Common Name:
    Hard Quandong
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    ELAEOCARPACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White perfumed, massed flowers, spring to summer, resembling fairy petticoats
  • Fruit:
    Blue oblong to 12mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest and along watercourses
  • Species List:
    Bush food, FI Podberscek, NLTalks2010, Boreen Point Caravan Park, NNP Parkedge/Alex, Cooroy Mill Site, NNP service road, BSDoonan, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek planted, Batianoff 87, NNS, Leslie Drive Roundabout, Noosa Banks, Noosa River NP, BHNR, Kin Kin Arboretum, Heritage Park, Wallace Park,
Cultural Notes

Bush food: Edible fruit - best cooked.||

Identification Notes

Large upright tree with buttresses. |Lenticels on brachlets

Associated Fauna

Bird and butterfly attracting. Butterfly host plant: Eastern flat, fiery jewel.||The fruit is attractive to birds, especially silvereyes.||

Landscaping Notes

Landscaping potential in suitable areas. Very attractive in flower and fruit. Fire retardant species. Bushy tree for moist, well-drained soils. Shapely specimen tree