INDIGENOUS PLANT Study - Photos / Drawings
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FAMILY: Cunoniaceae
BOTANICAL NAME:
Davidsonia Jerseyana
INDIGENOUS
NAME: Ooray Smooth Davidsonia
COMMON NAME: NSW
Davidson’s Plum / Southern Davidson’s Plum
Researcher: Wendy
Drummond DATE: 27.03.2015
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Plant Profile
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Common
name NSW Davidson Plum
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Scientific
name Davidsonia Jerseyana
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Indigenous
name Ooray Smooth Davidsonia
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Country
of Origin
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Life
history (annual/perennial)
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Plant Description
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Flowers
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Growth
habit (tree/shrub/grass/vine):
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Inflorescence:
Clusters towards end of leafy
shoots
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Tree – bushy and dense-crowned
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Shape:
Oval-type
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Height
x width
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Colour
Pink
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can grow up to 5 metres high in the
open, 18metres high under rainforest canopy
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Seasons/months:
Starts a couple of weeks before
June starts.
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Leaves
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Fruit
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Simple/compound:
Opposite
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Usually appears from June through to
September
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Arrangement:
divided into 5-9 leaflets, winged
leaf axis
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Dark purple ‘berries’ (PLUMS)
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Shape
Broad lancealate
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Margin:
Toothed
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Seeds
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Colour:
Green
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Uses of plant
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Medicinal
Has been known to be used in essential oils
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Food Can be made into a jam or toppings. Can also be
eaten as is, even though it is quite sour.
The Indigenous used to eat them as Bush Tucker.
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Other
REFERENCES: http://www.skyrail.com.au/news/skyrail-nature-diary/1049-a-rainforest-delicacy-the-davidson-s-plum
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