Brown pearwood, Plum boxwood, Milky plum
Niemeyera antiloga

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. Young stems and buds have rusty hairs. The bark is greyish-brown and smooth or with fine cracks. It has milky sap. The leaves are simple and alternate. They are entire and narrowly oval. They are 4-13 cm long. The flowers are small and creamy-green and in clusters. They are in the axils of leaves or on leafless small branches. The fruit are round and 3-5 cm across. They are bluish-black when ripe. They have one seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wetter rainforest and along gullies.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin), New Guinea

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Amorphospermum antilogum F. Muell.; Chrysophyllum antilogum (F. Muell.) Vink; Lucuma amorphosperma (F Muell.) F. M. Bailey; Lucuma antiloga (F. Muell.) F. M. Bailey; Sersalisia antiloga (F. Muell.) Domin;