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Planchonia careya
A small, deciduous, straggly tree with light green leaves that turn orange before falling off. Flowers are large, fleshy, & white with numerous pink and white stamens 5-6cm long; usually open in the evening and fall by next morning. Fruit is green, egg-shaped, smooth & fibrous inside. The fruit were eaten by Aborigines and many parts of the plant were used for a wide range of medicinal purposes. The fruit are readily eaten by cockatoos and goats. The bark and roots were also used as a fish poison.
Found throughout northern Australia & down the east coast to Fraser Island.
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Yes ceherzog, the flower is very pretty, though falls from the tree quickly. Without the flowers the tree is actually quite plain looking! They're very common in this area.
Nice flower!....and a useful plant, I see.