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Smooth tuckeroo
Cupaniopsis serrata

Family: Sapindaceae


What it is like

A tree. It grows 10 m tall. The stems and small branches have brownish hairs. New leaves are red. The leaves are compound with leaflets 6-12 cm long. The flowers are in groups and are hairy. These groups are 3-5 cm long. They are in the axils of the upper leaves. The fruit is a capsule and it usually has 3 lobes.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)


How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cupania serrata F. Muell.;