Scientific Name: Mischocarpus pyriformis
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Pronunciation:miss-co-CARP-us peer-ee-FORM-us
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Common Name:Yellow Pear-fruit, Blush Apple
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Derivation:Mischocarpus: Gr. mischos - stalk, carpos - fruit (fruit tapers into long stalk)||pyriformis: L. pyrus - a pear, forma - shape.
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Type:
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Family:SAPINDACEAE
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Flowers:cream, February to May
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Fruit:yellow orange capsule, November to December
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Vegetation Type:Sub-tropical and littoral rainforest,
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Species List:FI Podberscek, NNP Palm Grove, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Upper Yandina Creek, Boreen Point, Noosa Banks, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo
Identification Notes
Flowers: Cream, small in large terminal panicles. Separate male and female flowers on same plant. Slight perfume.||Leaf: compound with 4-8 leaflets alternate on rachis. Petiole brown.||Leaflets: Thick, firm, dark green above, paler below; midrib sunken above with net veins fine and numerous, visible against light; petiolules with pulvinules, 8-15 mm long.||Fruit: yellow orange pear-shaped capsule.||
Landscaping Notes
Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.||"The decorative fruit and attractive foliage make this species worthy of cultivation. Trees grow slowly." (Fragments of Green)||Propagation is from fresh seed, ripening October-November, which germinates easily.||Grows well near coast||Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Slow growth rates and handsome foliage make this a good container specimen (Nicholson)||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||