Flame Tree / Lacebark
Brachychiton acerifolius / discolor
T
fast
fs/ps
f
S
x
Edible seeds (once hairs are removed)
Fibre source. Trunks bear water - can
be tapped
Stinging Trees
Dendrocnide excelsa, photinophylla
T
fast
stings
fs/ps
f
F
Caution
stinging leaves
fruits eaten -
but may have
stinging hairs
. Chewed
inner bark used to absorb honey
Inner bark pounded to line babies
beds. Outer bark used for fibre.
Leaves applied for rheumatism -
Ouch!!
Native Tamarind
Diploglottis cunninghamii
>10m
T
N
slow
x
fs/ps
F
Mature fruit edible raw (sour) or great
for jams / sauces
Small Leaved
Tamarind
Diploglottis campbellii
>10m
T
N
slow
x
fs/ps
F
Not local. Mature fruit edible raw (sour) or great for jams / sauces
Blue Quandong / Hard
Quandong
Elaeocarpus grandis / obovatus
o
T
L
fast
fs/ps
F
x
Large upright tree with buttresses. Edible fruit, best prepared/cooked
Bats-wing Coral Tree
Erythrina wespertilio
>10m
T
L
toxic
fs/ps
N
x
Seeds toxic.
Roots eaten raw.
Outer bark used for canoes & shields.
Flowers and seeds for decoration.
Inner bark for headache & sore eyes
Native Figs
Ficus sp
>10m
T
fs/ps
f
F
All figs edible. Quality varies.
Silky Oak / White Yiel
Yiel
Grevillea robusta / hilliana
>10m
T
L
fast
fs/ps
N
x
Rich source of nectar
Macadamia, Bush Nut
Macadamia integrifolia/tetraphylla
8-12m
T
M
x
fs
f
B?
x
Grafted tree will be smaller and fruit
much quicker.
Corduroy Tamarind
Mischarytera lautereriana
>10m
T
N
x
fs/ps
F
Fruit eaten
Brown Pine
Podocarpus elatus
>10m
T
M
slow
x
wb
fs/ps
f
F
Edible fruit. bushy, hardy tree. Male & female flowers on separate trees.
Native Crabapple
Schizomeria ovata
>10m
T
fs/ps
F
Ripe white fruits eaten
Peanut Tree
Sterculia quadrifida
6-10m
T
L
fast
x
fs/ps
S
Edible tasty nuts. Best dried or roasted
before shelling
Bark used for fibre. Leaves heated &
applied to wounds to stop bleeding
Red Apple
Syzygium ingens
>10m
T
L
wb
fs/ps
F
Mature fruit edible raw (sour) or great for jams / sauces
6
COMMON NAME
SPECIES
Av. Ht
We
t f
ee
t
For
m
Fr
ost
Grow
th Rat
e
B
est e
at
in
g
Win
d
b
re
ak
Sun
B
u
tt
er
fly
B
irds
Flowe
rs
Uses/Comments
Medicinal uses
Sour Cherry
Syzygium corynanthum
10m
T
N
x
wb
fs/ps
F
x
Mature fruit edible raw (sour) or great
for jams / sauces
Cherry Satinash
Syzygium luehmannii
10-20m
T
N
x
wb
fs/ps
F
x
Mature fruit edible raw (sour) or great
for jams / sauces
Plants requiring some shade
Ginger
Alpinia arundelliana
1m
H
N-recovers
slow
x
ps/sh
F
Rhizomes, stems, leaves & fruit eaten.
Leaves tenderise meat
Native Ginger
Alpinia caerulea
2m
H
N-recovers
x
ps/sh
F
Edible rhizomes, stems, leaves & fruit.
Leaves tenderise meat
Broad-leaf Palm Lily
Cordyline petiolaris
2m
P
ps/sh
F
Mature fruit eaten Young shoots edible
Walking Stick Palm
Linospadix monostachys
3-4m
P
N
slow
sh
Edible fruits and new shoots (kills
palm)
Giant Pepper Vine
Piper hederaceum (syn novae-
hollandiae)
V
V
N
x
ps
F
x
Native pepper vine. Real peppercorns
Native Elderberry
Sambucus australasica
2m
S
fast
ps
F
Fruits eaten raw
Brush Pepperbush
Tasmannia insipida
2-4m
S
H
slow
ps/sh
Seeds used as pepper
Native Violet
Viola betonicifolia
<1
H
H
slow
ps/sh
f
x
Flowers eaten
Ivy Leaf Violet
Viola hederacea
<1
H
M
slow
ps/sh
x
Flowers eaten. Excellent
spreading groundcover
Vines
Climbing Caper
Capparis sarmentosa
V
V
slow
ps
Excellent fruit, but rare fruiting. Edible flower buds (pickled)
Lawyer Cane
Calamus muelleri
V
V
N
slow
ps
H
Canes/leaves used for baskets &
shelters. Scant edible fruits. Barbs used
as fish hooks.
Young shoots chewed & swallowed
for dysentery.
Dodder Laurel
Cassytha sp
V
V
slow
fs/ps
f
F
Small mature fruit eaten raw.
Stems used as a fibre source.
Slender Grape
Cayratia clematida
V
V
ps
F
Mature fruit edible. Tuber cooked & eaten
Kangaroo Vine, Native
Grape
Cissus antarctica
V
V
N
fs/ps
Mature fruit eaten
Larger vines yield fresh water when
cut.
Water Vine
Cissus hypoglauca
V
V
M
fs/ps
x
Mature fruit eaten
Cut large vines yield fresh water.
Fruit Jelly soothed throat
Headache Vine
Clematis glycinoides
V
V
Not edible
ps
Not edible
Crushed leaves sniffed for headache
relief - best for sinus
Native Yam
Dioscorea transversa
V
V
N
x
ps
Delicious edible tubers - raw, steamed or roasted.
Millaa Millaa Vine
Eleagnus triflora
V
V
fs/ps
f
F
Mature fruit eaten raw.
Source of fibre
Supplejack
Flagellaria indica
V
V
fs/ps
F
Mature fruit eaten. Sweet musk flavour,
but gritty texture.
Important for tree climbing. Fibre source
for twine, fish traps & nets. Sap applied to
sore eyes
Climbing Pandanus
Freycinetia scandens / excelsa
V
V
slow
ps/sh
F
Attractive scrambling vine. Fruit eaten
Scrambling Lily
Geitonoplesium cymosum
V
V
slow
ps
F
Young shoots eaten - taste like peas
Cockspur Thorn
Maclura cochinchinensis
S/V
S/V
L
fs/ps
F
Mature orange fruit sweet & edible.
Watch out for grubs!
Thorns used to remove splinters
Bellbird Vine
Melodinus australis
V
V
fs/ps
F
Mature red fruits edible - watch out for
the white sticky latex
Zig Zag Vine
Melodorum leichhardtii
V
V
slow
fs/ps
f
Orange fruit eaten - sour but rich in flavour. Can be grown as shrub with pruning
Native Passionfruit
Passiflora herbertiana
V
V
x
fs/ps
f
F
Sweet pulp eaten - (quality seems to vary greatly)
Giant Pepper Vine
Piper hederaceum (syn novae-
hollandiae)
V
V
N
ps
F
x
Native pepper vine. Sweet flesh. Seeds are peppercorns
Candlestick Vine
Pothos longipes
V
V
slow
ps/sh
F
Mature red fruit eaten raw.
Barb Wire Vine /
Native Sarsparilla
Smilax australis / glycophylla
V
V
fs/ps
F
Ripe black fruits eaten raw.
Older stems used for firesticks
Shining Grape
Tetrastigma nitens
V
V
fs/ps
F
Mature black fruit eaten raw (best
native grape)
Stems yield water
Burny vine
Trophis scandens (syn Malaisia)
V
V
L
fs/ps
f
F
Mature red fruit eaten raw.
Excellent source of fibre for twine,
nets, dillies, etc
Mistletoes have sweet
edible fruit (many
species occur in SEQ) .
Small mature fruit eaten raw.
Stems used for fibre
Orchids (including many ground orchids) have edible bulbs or pseudobulbs. These contain starches eaten raw or pounded into flour & cooked. Cymbidium eaten raw.
Starchy bulbs treatment for diarrhea
1>1>