Scientific Name: Guioa semiglauca

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  • Pronunciation:
    gee-OH-ah semi-GLORE-cah
  • Common Name:
    Wild Quince
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    SAPINDACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Cream to 3mm, spring
  • Fruit:
    Three-lobed green capsule
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical Rainforest and along scrubby watercourses,
  • Species List:
    Kin Kin Arboretum, Bush food, Craft, Cooroy Mill Site, BSDoonan, Cranks Creek, Upper Yandina Creek, Kin Kin Scrub
Cultural Notes

The bark was used by Aborigines as a fish poison.||Bush food: very small sour fruits eaten raw when capsules split.||

Identification Notes

Leaf: alternate, pinnate with 2-6 leaflets, dullish dark green above, white or gray (glaucous) below. Green capsule splits to reveal 3 orange seeds inside.

Associated Fauna

Fruit is eaten by many birds. A good habitat tree.

Landscaping Notes

Pioneer plant. Ornamental species worthy of cultivation. Fast growing in average soils. Ideal to help regeneration. Indoor pot plant potential.|