Family: MYRTACEAE Habit: A medium tree up to 20m high with a spread of 6m. Habitat: Subtropical and littoral rainforest from Kempsey NSW to Cooktown QLD. Identifying Features: Leaves: Tear shaped, 3 - 6.5cm long with new growth being bright pink in colour. Flower: Cream to white, appearing mainly from September to February. Fruit: 8 - 20mm long, pear shaped, dull red when ripe and ripening mainly in summer. Aboriginal Use: Aboriginals no doubt ate the spicy sweet fruits of this species which have a taste similar to cloves (a closely related species from Asia).
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