Scientific Name: Petalostigma triloculare

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  • Pronunciation:
    pet−al−o−STIG−ma try-lock-yoo-LAIR-ee
  • Common Name:
    Quinine Berry, Quinine Bush, Long-leaf Bitter Bark
  • Type:
    Shrub or Small Tree
  • Family:
    PICRODENDRACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow green flowers, small.
  • Fruit:
    10 mm orange-reddish fruit
  • Vegetation Type:
    Eucalypt Forest -stony or sandy soils
  • Species List:
    Leslie Drive Roundabout, EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Weyba Esp, Hedges, NLTalks2010, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Coolum High, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP service road, Cooroibah26.4.09, Batianoff 87, Boreen Point, Girraween Dandaloo Noosa North Shore PS, Kin Kin Arboretum, Stratford Park, NNS, Heritage Park,
Identification Notes

Male and female plants separate (dioecious). Has smooth (non hairy) leaves and fruit

Landscaping Notes

Average soils in sun or shade. Useful screen and very ornamental when fruiting.