Scientific Name: Acronychia imperforata

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  • Pronunciation:
    ac-ro-NICK-ee-ah im-per-fo-RAH-tah
  • Common Name:
    Beach Acronychia, Coastal Aspen, Fraser Island Apple
  • Derivation:
    Acronychia: Gr. acros - end or edge, onyx - claw. (refers to petal points) imperforata:
  • Type:
    Shrub or Small Tree
  • Family:
    RUTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Cream, yellow, Summer-Autumn
  • Fruit:
    Berry, round, orange Said to fruit abundantly every second year
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast, coastal dunes
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, Plants for Coastal Gardens, Community Gardens, W2, Hedges, Bush food, FI Podberscek, Peregian Boardwalk, NNP Parkedge/Alex, NNP service road, Fraser Island, Johns, Janet, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Leslie Drive Roundabout, NNP Tanglewood, Boreen Point, Dandaloo, BHNR, RE 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: Berries sour, aromatic, suitable for jam-making.

Identification Notes

Branchlets with pale lenticels. ||Leaf scars prominent. ||Leaves mostly opposite, simple, entire, have little or no fragrance when crushed; 1-foliolate (have jointed stalks).||

Associated Fauna

Blue tiger butterfly. ||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species. Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type). Good plant for dune stabilisation. Bushy shrub for well drained soil in sun or part shade. ||Tolerates salt laden winds. Useful for windbreak.||Propagation from seed ripening in spring, but difficult to germinate. Cuttings are slow to strike. ||Useful screen.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm||