Species known to be
eaten by the Cassowary
Family
Common
Name
Life
Form
Large Fruits (trees)
1 = known to be eaten
and mostly dispersed by
Southern Cassowary
Pleiogynium timorense
Anacardiaceae
Burdekin Plum
fsw
0
Semecarpus australiensis
Anacardiaceae
Tar Tree
fsw
1
Cananga odorata
Annonaceae
Macassar Oil Tree
fsw
0
Goniothalamus australis
Annonaceae
China Pine
fsw
0
Mitrephora diversifolia
Annonaceae
Flying Duck Flower
fsw
0
Polyalthia michaelii
Annonaceae
Currywood
fsw
0
Pseuduvaria froggattii
Annonaceae
Pseuduvaria
fsw
0
Alyxia orophila
Apocynaceae
Chain Fruit
fsw
0
Alyxia spicata
Apocynaceae
Chain Fruit
fsw
0
Cerbera floribunda
Apocynaceae
Cassowary Plum
fsw
1
Cerbera inflata
Apocynaceae
Grey Milkwood
fsw
1
Delarbrea michieana
Araliaceae
Blue Nun
fsw
0
Mackinlaya confusa
Araliaceae
Mackinlaya
fsw
0
Mackinlaya macrosciadea
Araliaceae
Blue Umbrella
fsw
0
Canarium muelleri
Burseraceae
Qld Elemi Tree
fsw
0
Canarium vitiense
Burseraceae
Canarium
fsw
0
Trema orientalis*
Cannabaceae
Poison Peach
fsw
0
Citronella smythii
Cardiopteridaceae
Northern Silky Beech
fsw
0
Siphonodon membranaceus
Celastraceae
Ivorywood
fsw
0
Parinari nonda
Chrysobalanaceae
Nonda Plum
fsw
1
Garcinia gibbsiae
Clusiaceae
Mountain Mangosteen
fsw
0
Terminalia arenicola
Combretaceae
Brown Damson
fsw
1
Terminalia catappa
Combretaceae
Sea Almond
fsw
1
Corynocarpus cribbianus
Corynocarpaceae
Cribbwood
fsw
1
Davidsonia pruriens
Cunoniaceae
Davidson's Plum
fsw
0
Schizomeria whitei
Cunoniaceae
Crabapple
fsw
0
Diospyros hebecarpa
Ebenaceae
Scrub Ebony
fsw
0
Aceratium doggrellii
Elaeocarpaceae
Buff Carabeen
fsw
0
Aceratium ferrugineum
Elaeocarpaceae
Rusty Carabeen
fsw
0
Aceratium megalospermum
Elaeocarpaceae
Creek Aceratium
fsw
0
Aceratium sericoleopsis
Elaeocarpaceae
Silky Aceratium
fsw
0
Elaeocarpus bancroftii
Elaeocarpaceae
Kuranda Quandong
fsw
1
Elaeocarpus culminicola
Elaeocarpaceae
Quandong
fsw
0
Elaeocarpus eumundi
Elaeocarpaceae
Eumundi Quandong
fsw
0
Elaeocarpus ferruginiflorus
Elaeocarpaceae
Rusty Leaf Quandong
fsw
0
Elaeocarpus foveolatus
Elaeocarpaceae
Northern Quandong
fsw
0
Elaeocarpus grandis**
Elaeocarpaceae
Silver Quandong, Blue fig
fsw
0
Elaeocarpus johnsonii
Elaeocarpaceae
Johnson's Quandong
fsw
1
Elaeocarpus stellaris
Elaeocarpaceae
Star Quandong
fsw
1
Peripentadenia mearsii
Elaeocarpaceae
Buff Quandong
fsw
0
Sloanea macbrydei
Elaeocarpaceae
Northern Yellow Carabeen
fsw
0
Antidesma erostre
Euphorbiaceae
Wild Currant
fsw
0
Fontainea picrosperma
Euphorbiaceae
Fontain's Blushwood
fsw
1
Mallotus mollissimus
Euphorbiaceae
Woolly Mallotus
fsw
0
Scaevola taccada
Goodeniaceae
Sea Lettuce Tree
fsw
0
Galbulimima baccata
Himantandraceae
Pigeonberry Ash
fsw
0
Gomphandra australiana
Icacinaceae
Buff Beech
fsw
0
Irvingbaileya australis
Icacinaceae
Wax Berry, Cloud Fruit
fsw
1
Gmelina dalrympleana
Lamiaceae
White Beech
fsw
0
Gmelina fasciculiflora
Lamiaceae
Northern White Beech
fsw
0
Beilschmiedia bancroftii
Lauraceae
Yellow Walnut
fsw
1
Beilschmiedia collina
Lauraceae
Mountain Blush Walnut
fsw
0
Beilschmiedia oligandra
Lauraceae
Ivory Walnut
fsw
1
Beilschmiedia tooram
Lauraceae
Tooram Walnut
fsw
1
Beilschmiedia volckii
Lauraceae
Boonjee Blush Walnut
fsw
1
LEGEND: fsw = free standing, woody v = vine other = cycads, palms, cordylines etc
Cassowary Food Trees
Cite: Kooyman, R.M. Australian Rainforest Database: Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney; Macquarie University;
Cassowary data based on published sources
Cinnamomum laubatii
Lauraceae
Pepperwood
fsw
0
Cryptocarya corrugata
Lauraceae
Corduroy Laurel
fsw
1
Cryptocarya cunninghamii
Lauraceae
Coconut Laurel
fsw
0
Cryptocarya densiflora
Lauraceae
White Laurel
fsw
0
Cryptocarya hypospodia
Lauraceae
Northern Laurel
fsw
0
Cryptocarya lividula
Lauraceae
Blue Laurel
fsw
0
Cryptocarya murrayi
Lauraceae
Murray's Laurel
fsw
0
Cryptocarya oblata
Lauraceae
Tarzali Silkwood
fsw
1
Cryptocarya pleurosperma
Lauraceae
Poison Walnut
fsw
1
Cryptocarya vulgaris
Lauraceae
Northern Laurel
fsw
0
Endiandra acuminata
Lauraceae
Brown Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra bessaphila
Lauraceae
Gully Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra compressa
Lauraceae
Whitebark, Qld Greenheart
fsw
1
Endiandra cooperana
Lauraceae
Cooper's Creek Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra cowleyana
Lauraceae
Northern Rose Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra grayi
Lauraceae
Gray's Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra hypotephra
Lauraceae
Blue Walnut
fsw
0
Endiandra impressicosta
Lauraceae
Steelbutt
fsw
1
Endiandra insignis
Lauraceae
Hairy Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra leptodendron
Lauraceae
Slender Walnut
fsw
0
Endiandra longipedicellata
Lauraceae
Buff Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra microneura
Lauraceae
Noah's Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra montana
Lauraceae
Montane Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra sankeyana
Lauraceae
Sankey's Walnut
fsw
1
Endiandra sideroxylon
Lauraceae
Steelbutt
fsw
1
Barringtonia calyptrata
Lecythidaceae
Cassowary Pine, Mango Pine
fsw
1
Aglaia argentea
Meliaceae
Silver Boodyarra
fsw
0
Aglaia australiensis
Meliaceae
Brown Ripples
fsw
0
Aglaia meridionalis
Meliaceae
Rusty Almond
fsw
0
Aglaia sapindina
Meliaceae
Boodyarra
fsw
0
Dysoxylum pettigrewianum
Meliaceae
Spurwood
fsw
0
Ficus congesta
Moraceae
Cluster Fig, Red Leaf Fig
fsw
0
Ficus copiosa
Moraceae
Plentiful Fig
fsw
0
Ficus crassipes
Moraceae
Round-leaf Banana Fig
fsw
0
Ficus hispida
Moraceae
Hairy Fig
fsw
0
Ficus obliqua
Moraceae
Small-leaved Fig
fsw
0
Ficus variegata
Moraceae
Variegated Fig, Common Red-stem Fig
fsw
0
Myristica insipida
Myristicaceae
Queensland Nutmeg
fsw
0
Acmena divaricata
Myrtaceae
Cassowary Gum
fsw
1
Acmena graveolens
Myrtaceae
Cassowary Satinash
fsw
1
Acmena hemilampra-orophila
Myrtaceae
Mountain Satinash
fsw
0
Acmena resa
Myrtaceae
Red Eungella Satinash
fsw
0
Acmenosperma claviflorum
Myrtaceae
Grey Satinash
fsw
0
Eugenia reinwardtiana
Myrtaceae
Beach Cherry
fsw
0
Rhodamnia sessiliflora
Myrtaceae
Iron Malletwood
fsw
0
Syzygium alliiligneum
Myrtaceae
Onion Wood, Mission Beach Satinash
fsw
1
Syzygium angophoroides
Myrtaceae
Yarrabah Satinash
fsw
0
Syzygium cormiflorum
Myrtaceae
Bumpy Satinash
fsw
1
Syzygium forte-forte
Myrtaceae
White Apple
fsw
1
Syzygium johnsonii
Myrtaceae
Rose Satinash
fsw
1
Syzygium kuranda
Myrtaceae
Kuranda Satinash
fsw
0
Syzygium luehmannii
Myrtaceae
Cherry Satinash, Riberry
fsw
0
Syzygium papyraceum
Myrtaceae
Paperbark Satinash
fsw
0
Syzygium sayeri
Myrtaceae
Pink Satinash
fsw
0
Syzygium tierneyanum
Myrtaceae
River Cherry
fsw
0
Syzygium wesa
Myrtaceae
White Eungella Satinash
fsw
0
Ximenia americana
Olacaceae
Yellow Plum
fsw
1
Chionanthus axillaris
Oleaceae
Pimply Olive
fsw
0
Chionanthus ramiflora
Oleaceae
Northern Olive
fsw
0
Pandanus monticola
Pandanaceae
Urchin-fruited Pandan
fsw
0
Pandanus zea
Pandanaceae
Corncob Pandan
fsw
0
Podocarpus dispermus
Podocarpaceae
Double-seeded Brown Pine
fsw
0
Podocarpus grayae
Podocarpaceae
Weeping Brown Pine
fsw
0
Sundacarpus amara
Podocarpaceae
Black Pine
fsw
0
Xanthophyllum octandrum
Polygalaceae
Yellow Boxwood
fsw
0
Ardisia brevipedata
Primulaceae
Rambling Spear-flower
fsw
0
Gevuina bleasdalei
Proteaceae
Wing-leaf Silky Oak
fsw
1
Prunus brachystachya
Rosaceae
Claudie Almond
fsw
0
Antirhea tenuiflora
Rubiaceae
Crimson Berry
fsw
0
Atractocarpus fitzalanii-fitzalanii
Rubiaceae
Brown Gardenia
fsw
0
Morinda citrifolia-citrifolia
Rubiaceae
Cheese Fruit
fsw
0
Nauclea orientalis
Rubiaceae
Leichhardt Tree
fsw
0
Acronychia aberrans
Rutaceae
Acid Berry, Plasticine Tree
fsw
0
Acronychia acidula
Rutaceae
Lemon Aspen
fsw
0
Acronychia acronychioides
Rutaceae
White Aspen
fsw
0
Acronychia vestita
Rutaceae
Fuzzy Lemon Aspen
fsw
0
Halfordia scleroxyla
Rutaceae
Jitta, Saffronheart
fsw
0
Baileyoxylon lanceolatum
Salicaceae
Baileyoxylon
fsw
1
Arytera divaricata
Sapindaceae
Coogera
fsw
0
Castanospora alphandii
Sapindaceae
Brown Tamarind
fsw
0
Diploglottis bracteata
Sapindaceae
Boonjee Tamarind
fsw
0
Diploglottis diphyllostegia
Sapindaceae
Northern Tamarind
fsw
0
Diploglottis pedleyi
Sapindaceae
Pedley's Tamarind
fsw
0
Rhysotoechia robertsonii
Sapindaceae
Robertson's Tuckeroo
fsw
0
Sarcotoechia protracta
Sapindaceae
Sarcotoechia
fsw
0
Niemeyera chartacea
Sapotaceae
Smooth-leaved Plum
fsw
0
Niemeyera MtLewis
Sapotaceae
Mt lewis Plum
fsw
1
Niemeyera prunifera
Sapotaceae
Plum Boxwood
fsw
1
Palaquium galactoxylon
Sapotaceae
Cairn's Pencil Cedar
fsw
1
Pouteria chartacea
Sapotaceae
Thin-leaved Coondoo
fsw
0
Pouteria myrsinodendron
Sapotaceae
Yellow Boxwood, Black Ash
fsw
0
Solanum dallachii
Solanaceae
Nightshade
fsw
0
Phaleria clerodendron
Thymelaeaceae
Rosy Apple
fsw
0
Phaleria octandra
Thymelaeaceae
Dwarf Phaleria
fsw
0
Melodorum leichhardtii
Annonaceae
Zig-Zag Vine
v
Melodinus australis
Apocynaceae
Milk Vine
v
Austrobaileya scandens
Austrobaileyaceae
Austrobaileya
v
Diplocyclos palmatus
Cucurbitaceae
native Cucumber
v
Trichosanthes pentaphylla
Cucurbitaceae
native Cucumber
v
Dichapetalum timorense
Dichapetalaceae
Dichapetalum
v
Omphalea papuana
Euphorbiaceae
Omphalea
v
Faradaya splendida
Lamiaceae
Potato Vine, October Glory
v
Strychnos minor
Loganiaceae
Snakewood
v
Hypserpa laurina
Menispermaceae
Hypserpa
v
Legnephora moorei
Menispermaceae
Round-leaf Vine
v
Parapachygone longifolia
Menispermaceae
Pachygone
v
Piper interruptum
Piperaceae
Pepper Vine
v
Piper macropiper
Piperaceae
Pepper Vine
v
Cayratia clematidea
Vitaceae
a Native Grape
v
Cissus penninervis
Vitaceae
Native Grape
v
Cycas media
Cycadaceae
Palm Cycad
cycad
Lepidozamia hopei
Zamiaceae
Hope's Cycad
cycad
Archontophoenix tuckeri
Arecaceae
Tucker's Alexandra Palm
palm
Calamus caryotoides
Arecaceae
Fishtail Lawyer Cane
palm
Calamus radicalus
Arecaceae
Vicious Hairy Mary Lawyer Cane
palm
Calamus vitiensis
Arecaceae
Lawyer Cane
palm
Caryota albertii
Arecaceae
Native Fishtail Palm
palm
Hydriastele wendlandiana
Arecaceae
Creek Palm
palm
Licuala ramsayi
Arecaceae
Fan Palm
palm
Linospadix microcarya
Arecaceae
Walking Stick Palm
palm
Normanbya normanbyi
Arecaceae
Black Palm
palm
Oraniopsis appendiculata
Arecaceae
Orania palm
palm
Ptychosperma elegans
Arecaceae
Solitaire Palm
palm
Cordyline cannifolia
Agavaceae
Cordyline
cordyline
Rubus species
Rosaceae
Native Raspberries
bramble
* Marginal record. Although reported in the literature, the fruit of Trema orientalis are tiny, and unlikely to be eaten by Cassowaries
** Wompoo Fruit-dove and Cassowary