Custard finger
Uvaria sp

Family: Annonaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It has a single stem and spreading branches. The branches hand down towards the end. The leaves and oval and shiny and bright green. The flowers are pale yellow with 6 broad petals. They are 1 cm long and have pointed tips. The fruit are sausage shaped and 7.5 cm long. They are shiny with scattered hairs. They turn bright orange to red when ripe. There can be 2-9 large seeds.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on Groote Island in northern Australia.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

The flesh of the fruit is eaten and the seeds discarded.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Possibly Uvaria rufa;