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Davidsonia jerseyana (F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey) G.J.Harden & J.B.Williams
Family Cunoniaceae
Common name: Davidson's Plum, Davidson plum

Davidsonia jerseyana (F.Muell. ex F.M.Bailey) G.J.Harden & J.B.Williams APNI*

Description: Slender tree to 10 m high, with few branches, each bearing a tuft of leaves, ± covered with irritant hairs.

Leaves mostly 35–60 cm long; leaflets 11–17, mostly oblong to oblanceolate, mostly 6–30 cm long, 3–10 cm wide, margins toothed, teeth of different sizes; upper surface ± glabrous; petiole 5–20 cm long, petiolules 1–2 mm long.

Panicles clustered, cauliflorous, 4–10 cm long.

Fruit ± obovoid, 3–5 cm long, c. 4 cm diam., blue-black, sparsely covered with golden-brown hairs. Fruit ripe Apr.–Oct.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Flower
Photo T.M. Tame

Fruit
Photo T. Armstrong

Other photo
Photo T.M. Tame

Distribution and occurrence: Confined to subtropical rainforest in coastal areas from the Brunswick R. to the Tweed Valley; rare.
NSW subdivisions: NC

Threatened species: NSW BCA: Endangered; Commonwealth EPBC: Endangered
AVH map***

Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)


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