Edible Australian Natives

[Mike T]

These 2 local native fruits in my area are increasingly being grown and appreciated in yards and there are even some small commercial growing enterprises.There are many in both genera with potential.Not many botanists could pick both species.

[jez251]

Johnstone's River Satinash? Or maybe one of them is a Lady Apple?

Jaime

[jez251]

Maybe Pigeonberry Ash. Also known as Ash, Northern Pigeonberry, Galbulimima?

[Mike T]

Jez you are a champ alright and yes the pink one is a lady apple.

[jez251]

And...
Diploglottis campbellii aka Small-leaved Tamarind!

[Mike T]

jez did you do a doctorate on those 2 genera? It is Diploglottis berneana with the huge leaves actually but awsome ID skills.

[jez251]

Hmmm... I must have lived in the Bushland in another incarnation...

Actually, I am sitting in from of my computer on a Saturday night because I have to monitor a software upgrade for my job, so I had a little time to kill. So I looked up native Northern Queenland fruit, and voila, there they were, well, I had to do a little figuring out, but I got there through the power of deduction!

Now you have to tell us how those fruits taste and if they are any good!

Jaime

[Mike T]

Lady apples are much like malay apples with a rose water taste and are mild.The diploglottis is a little cranberry like with some sharpness and a distinctive taste of its own.Fruit from plants in this genus are valued for the sauces,preserves and rinks made from the fruit.

[Mike T]

http://keys.trin.org.au:8080/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/index_family.htm

Here is a list of several local rainforest species of which many could be edible or useful.Just click on the species for a description.

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

G'day mate, awesome bushtucker you have their...hope they don't make you run to the dunny Just kidding, mate

Never heard of these badboys...learnt two new fruits, which is always great

Thanks for sharing 

[Recher]

Fruits and animals co-evolved in Australia without primates. Oz is below the Wallace line. Fruits here are literally fit for the birds. There is no first class dessert fruit native to Oztralia. First class means people willing to part with their money.

[Mike T]

Cassowaries,fruit bats,Musky Rat Kangaroos,possums and tree kangaroos of my area did not do as good a job of selecting as primates did on other continents.