Elaeocarpus bancroftii
Elaeocarpus bancroftii is a species of plant native to Queensland in Australia. Common names include Kuranda quandong, ebony heart, grey nut, nut tree, nutwood and Johnstone River almond.[2]
| Elaeocarpus bancroftii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Oxalidales |
| Family: | Elaeocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Elaeocarpus |
| Species: | E. bancroftii |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaeocarpus bancroftii | |
The species was first formally described by botanists Ferdinand von Mueller and Frederick Manson Bailey in 1886, based on plant material collected on the Johnstone River.[3]
The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia records that "The cotyledons or " kernels " have a good flavour, and are eaten by the settlers. Other species of Elaeocarpus have fruits which are more or less useful in this respect. Johnstone River, Queensland."[4]
References
- "Elaeocarpus bancroftii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Elaeocarpus bancroftii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- J. H. Maiden (1889). The useful native plants of Australia : Including Tasmania. Turner and Henderson, Sydney.
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