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Dianna starts with ...
Hi, Does anybody have a clue as to what this fruit is, please? At first, it looked like a magnolia tree, but these aren't magnolia seed pods. Thanks, Dianna.

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Dianna
Greenbank Qld
8th January 2008

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bsilver says...
It looks like Eupomatia somethingorother. Also known as the native guava. I won't bet the house on it, though.

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bsilver

8th January 2008

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Dianna says...
Hi bsilver. I've looked up Eupomatia and it's not that one. I'm glad you didn't bet the house. Cheers, Dianna.

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Dianna
Greenbank Qld
8th January 2008

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Bsilver says...
OK . Tell us where you found it : native bush ,a garden , disturbed land?

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Bsilver
sydney
9th January 2008

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Dianna says...
Hi again, The tree is on the fenceline of a one acre vacant block of land, houses all round, it appears that this place might have been a nursery once, there are lots of big palms in the ground. The fruit is 4.5cm x 4.5cm's. The leaf is 15cm x 7cm. The general bushland of the area would have been dry sclerophyll forest before the place was developed. Inside the smaller fruit, it looks remarkable like a cucumber, lots of seeds. Cheers, Dianna.

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Dianna
Greenbank Qld
9th January 2008

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bsilver says...
Cannot recognise. Suggest feeding to expendable friend ,ex or someone like that.

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9th January 2008

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Dianna says...
Excellent suggestion. Cheerio.

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Dianna
Greenbank Qld
9th January 2008

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Leona says...
lol, great idea. Can you send some my way too please...hey, there may be a market for this fruit if it proves to be poison ;-)

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Leona

9th January 2008

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Dianna says...
Hi Leona, No worries, I'll slip down there and collect a bucketful.... Cheers, Dianna.

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Dianna
Greenbank Qld
10th January 2008

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tina says...
bsilver, I have one of these exact tres and I am trying to find out what it is.
It was sold to me six years ago at a nursery as a "native magnolia" I have no idea now if thets what it is. It is a baeutiful shaped tree now about 3 metres high.It gets the odd flower which does look like the magnolia ???

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tina
north queensland
5th April 2008

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Dekka says...
It might be one of the Randia species.
Randia fitzalania is usally sold as Native Gardenia not Magnolia. Is the flower white with five petals arranged in a stellate (star-shaped) whorl?

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Dekka
Newcastle
5th April 2008

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tina says...
Dekka, thanks for your reply, I did a net search and some of the pitures do look like what I have growing. I can not remember the flowers as we just moved back after 3 years away.I will try to put apicture on in the next day or so. So please let me know what you think.

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tina
north queensland
8th April 2008

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recher says...
I'll put money on Randia fitzlanii

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recher

9th April 2008

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Dianna says...
Hi Everyone, Thanks for the Randia clue, after having a look in my Flora of Queensland books, it appears to be similar to Randia tuberculosa, the fruit of R. fitzalania doesn't have the same structure on the fruit. I'll have to collect some flowers and get a better ID. Thanks again.

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Dianna
Greenbank
10th April 2008

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