Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Plant Number: 17
Common Name: Tuckeroo
Scientific Name: Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Derivation of name
Cupaniopsis - from Latin Cupania, a tropical genus and named after 17th century botanist, Francesca Cupani; and Greek opsis resemblance, referring to the close relationship of these Australian and New Caledonian species to Cupania
anacardioides - from Latin anacardium and Greek eidos resembling, because of the similarity in foliage to that of a species of Anacardium.
Description
- Small shade tree to 10 m
- Leaves to 15 cm
- Greenish-cream flowers to 6 mm
- Yellow to orange 3 lobed fruit to 15 mm splitting to reveal 3 black fruit enclosed in orange aril
Human uses
Edible ripe orange fruit
Acknowledgment: Mangroves to Mountains, Royal Botanic Garden, Save our Waterways Now, Bush Heritage
Photo Credit: Igomak