Endiandra anthropophagora
Family: Lauraceae
What it is like
A tall tree. It grows 15-25 m tall and spreads 5-15 m wide. The leaves are oval to sword shaped. They are thick textured but papery. They are bright green and shiny above but paler underneath. They are 14-18 cm long by 5-6 cm wide. New growth has rusty hairs. The flowers are pinkish and round and about 0.2 cm across. They are in small clusters in the axils of the upper leaves. The fruit are pink or red and round. They are 3-4 cm across.
There are about 30-100 Endiandra species.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in lowland rainforests near Cairns in Queensland Australia. It grows between 40-200 m altitude. In the Cairns Botanical Gardens.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
The fruit are probably edible.
Edible parts
Fruit
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from fresh seed.