Pink Boxwood
Beccariella papyracea

Family: Sapotaceae

What it is like

A tree. The leaves are simple and 5-13 cm long. They are alternate or in rings. The young growth has rusty hairs. The broken leaves and twigs exude milky latex. The fruit is 15-25 mm across and they occur singly or in clusters in the axils of leaves. There are 1-4 seeds and these are about 18 mm long by 10 mm wide and 8 mm thick. The fruit are edible.

There are about 150-320 Pouteria species. They grow in the tropics.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. They grow naturally in rainforest in NE Queensland.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Planchonella papyracea P. Royen; Pouteria papyracea (P. Royen) Baehni;