WHITE BOLLYGUM Neolitsea dealbata
LAURACEAE
Fruit: 8–11 × 8–11 mm; seeds 1, 5–7 × 5–9 mm. Jan.–July. Habit: tree to 25 m. Leaves: simple, 80–220 × 35–85 mm. Key features: fruit in umbels or clusters, leaf underside whitish. Distribution: Heathlands NP NE Qld to Wollongong NSW & NG.
CORKY BARK Carallia brachiata
RHIZOPHORACEAE
Fruit: 7–10 × 7–10 mm; seeds 1, about 7 mm long. Sep.–Nov. Habit: tree to 30 m. Leaves: simple, 50–160 × 20–85 mm. Key features: seeds ribbed, leaf underside dotted. Distribution: Cape York to the Rockhampton area CE Qld, NT, WA, Pac. Is. & Asia.
NEW GUINEA SATINASH Syzygium buettnerianum
MYRTACEAE
Fruit: 15–20 × 15–20 mm; seeds 1, 10–15 mm long. Feb.–Mar. Habit: tree to 25 m. Leaves: simple, 40–140 × 20–65 mm. Key features: fruit with a narrowed base, apex sunken, calyx lobes absent. Distribution: Cape York to the Embley Range NE Qld, NG & Solomon Is.
ROSE MYRTLE Archirhodomyrtus beckleri
MYRTACEAE
Fruit: 5–12 × 5–12 mm; seeds 20–40, about 2 mm long. Jan.–July. Habit: shrub or tree to 10 m. Leaves: simple, 30–110 × 10–33 mm. Key features: numerous tiny seeds clustered in the fruit centre, leaf veins inconspicuous. Distribution: Cooktown area NE Qld to the Williams River NSW.
WATER VINE Cissus hypoglauca
VITACEAE
Fruit: 10–20 × 9–20 mm; seeds 1–4, 4–7 × 4–5 mm. Jan.–May. Habit: vine. Leaves: compound; leaflets usually 5, 25–150 × 15–60 mm. Key features: leaflet underside whitish. Distribution: Cooktown area NE Qld to the Orbost area Vic.
FLINTWOOD Scolopia braunii
SALICACEAE
Fruit: 11–13 × 11–13 mm; seeds 1–6, 3–5 mm long. Dec.–Apr. Habit: tree to 30 m. Leaves: simple, 40–120 × 10–50 mm, entire or toothed. Key features: white seeds in orange pulp, leaves 3-veined at base. Distribution: Torres Strait islands to Kiama NSW. 40
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CUDGERIE Hernandia bivalvis
HERNANDIACEAE
Fruit: (the black nut) 15–21 × 15–20 mm; seeds 1. Jan.–Mar. Habit: tree to 12 m. Leaves: simple, 35–150 × 15–65 mm. Key features: fruit enclosed by 2 or 3 fleshy red bracts. Distribution: Proserpine area CE Qld to Mt Tamborine SE Qld.
PEANUT TREE Sterculia quadrifida
MALVACEAE
Fruit: 35–80 × 18–50 mm; seeds 2–10, 13–20 mm long. May–Jan. Habit: tree to 25 m. Leaves: simple, 30–280 × 30–190 mm. Key features: velvety red fruit splitting along one side. Distribution: Torres Strait islands to Broken Head NSW, NT, WA & NG.
SEA HEARSE Hernandia nymphaeifolia
HERNANDIACEAE
Fruit: (the black nut) 25–27 × 20 mm; seeds 1. Sep.–Feb. Habit: tree to 18 m. Leaves: simple, 70–330 mm × 60–290 mm. Key features: lampshade-like fleshy bract, leaves peltate. Distribution: Torres Strait islands to Hinchinbrook Island NE Qld, NT, NG, Pac. Is., SE Asia, India & E Africa.
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RED, OR ANGE OR YELLOW FRUITS
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NORTHERN BROWN PINE Podocarpus grayae
PODOCARPACEAE
Fruit: (the green section) 10–20 × 7–14 mm wide; receptacle red, 15–18 × 16– 17 mm; seeds 1. Oct.–Jan. Habit: a tree to 30 m. Leaves: simple, 85–250 × 6–20 mm. Key features: red receptacle smaller than P. dispermus (see below). Distribution: Heathlands National Park to Mt Elliot near Townsville NE Qld.
DOUBLE-SEEDED BROWN PINE Podocarpus dispermus
PODOCARPACEAE
Fruit: (the green section) 17–22 × 12–19 mm; receptacle red, 27–45 × 14– 30 mm; seeds 1 per fruit, 10–13 mm long. July–Mar. Habit: a tree to 20 m. Leaves: simple, 70–450 × 16–38 mm, shiny. Key features: red receptacle larger than P. grayae (see above). Distribution: Gordonvale area to the Innisfail area NE Qld.
MISTLETOE TREE Exocarpos latifolius
SANTALACEAE
Fruit: (the green section) 5–10 mm long; receptacle yellow or orange to red, 4–13 × 4–13 mm; seeds 1, about 7 mm long. June–Dec. Habit: shrub or tree to 10 m. Leaves: simple, 30–140 × 20–70 mm. Key features: small fruit, leaves longitudinally veined. Distribution: Torres Strait islands to Evans Head NSW, NT, WA, NG & SE Asia.
BUFF ALDER Apodytes brachystylis
ICACINACEAE
Fruit: (the green section) 12–15 × 4–6 mm; seeds 1, 10–13 mm long. Nov.–Feb. Habit: tree to 20 m. Leaves: simple, 50–150 × 20–50 mm. Key features: green fruit with a fleshy black appendage. Distribution: Cooktown area to the Townsville area NE Qld.
CLOUD FRUIT Irvingbaileya australis
STEMONURACEAE
Fruit: (the green section) 21–25 × 18–20 mm; seeds 1, 20–24 mm long. Any month. Habit: tree to 25 m. Leaves: simple, 90–150 × 30–50 mm. Key features: green fruit with a fleshy white appendage. Distribution: Cooktown area to Tully NE Qld.
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GREEN TO BROWN FRUITS
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CABBAGE CROWSFOOT Franciscodendron laurifolium
MALVACEAE
Fruit: 50–70 × 15–20 mm; seeds 1 or 2, about 15 mm long. Nov.–Mar. Habit: tree to 30 m. Leaves: simple, 70–260 × 40–105 mm, shiny. Key features: fruit mostly 1-seeded, leaves with long petioles and domatia. Distribution: Cooktown area to Hinchinbrook Island NE Qld.
GLOSSY VENTILAGO Ventilago ecorollata
RHAMNACEAE
Fruit: 24–35 × 8 mm; seeds 1, 3–5 mm long. May & Oct.–Dec. Habit: vine. Leaves: simple, 20–80 × 8–30 mm. Key features: fruit with a central midrib. Distribution: Cape York to Bulburin SE Qld.
ROCK WHITEWOOD Atalaya calcicola
SAPINDACEAE
Fruit: wings 30–55 × 14–40 mm; seeds 1 per wing, about 8 mm long. Jan.– Feb. Habit: tree to 10 m. Leaves: compound; leaflets 2–6, 60–140 × 30–60 mm. Key features: fruit and leaves hairy, leaf rachis not winged, leaflets usually 2. Distribution: Chillagoe area NE Qld to the Gladstone area SE Qld.
HELICOPTER TREE Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus
HERNANDIACEAE
Fruit: 50–100 × 9–14 mm; seeds 1, about 8 mm long. Any month. Habit: tree to 12 m. Leaves: simple, 70–240 × 40–210 mm. Key features: fruit 2-winged, tree deciduous. Distribution: Torres Strait islands to the Bundaberg area SE Qld, NT, WA, NG, Pac. Is., SE Asia, Africa & Central America.
RYSSOPTERYS Ryssopterys timorensis
MALPIGHIACEAE
Fruit: 23–32 mm long; seeds 1 per wing, about 6 mm long. Mar.–June. Habit: vine. Leaves: simple, 50–110 × 40–95 mm. Key features: fruit 1–4-winged, leaves hairy. Distribution: Torres Strait islands to Rockhampton CE Qld.
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