Bush Apricot - Annonaceae Meiogyne cylindricarpa

Family: Annonaceae

Genus: Meiogyne

Species: cylindricarpa

Eatable Part: Fleshy Fruit

Height: 3 Meters

Habit: Tree

Habitat: Riverene / SFR

Description

This plant has a pretty form and is found only in some places in monsoon forest near the coast or rocky outcrops. It has beautiful fruit that are long ovals and ripen to orange or red.

Tasting Notes

The fruit is picked when colouring to orange or red and is fleshy with seeds inside, sweet with good flavour.

Growing at Home

Propagated easily from seed.

Distribution:

Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste