Blair’s malletwood, Small malletwood, Mountain malletwood
Rhodamnia blairiana
Family: Myrtaceae
What it is like
A tree up to 20 m tall. The leaves are simple and 4-11 cm long. The underside has rusty hairs which become white with age. Young growth is covered with rusty hairs. The fruit is 12-20 mm long and occurs in clusters in the axils of leaves. The outer surface is covered with small rusty hairs. The flesh smells of nutmeg and turpentine. There are 1-3 seeds and these are 6 mm long by 9 mm wide. The flesh is edible.
Where it is found
A tropical plant. It grows naturally in the rainforest in NE Queensland, in Australia. It grows from 50-1300 m altitude.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Fruit