Narrow-leaf Bumble tree
Capparis loranthifolia

Family: Capparaceae

What it is like

A tall shrub. The bark is dark grey and deeply cracked. The stems are thorny. The leaves are 2-4 cm long by 0.8-1.5 cm wide. They are sword shaped and thick and leathery. They are dark green. The flowers are in clusters of 1-5 at the ends of branches. The flowers are 2.5 cm across. They are white. They have many spreading stamens. The fruit is a berry with is 2-4 cm across. It is yellowish and mostly smooth.

There are about 250 Capparis species. There are about 50 Capparis species in tropical America.

Where it is found

It grows in subtropical locations. It occurs in inland Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from fresh seed or cuttings.

Its other names

Local names

Dharrday, Native mandarin

Synonyms

Busbeckia lorantifolia F. Muell.;