Endiandra palmerstonii (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White

Tree to 30 m high. Stem usually buttressed. Twigs fluted, pubescent. Leaves: petiole 5–21 mm long; lamina lanceolate to elliptic, 7–22.5 cm long, 2.5–13 cm wide, not foveolate, green or slightly glaucous below, pubescent. Inflorescence axillary and pseudoterminal, exceeding leaves. Flowers opening widely with tepals recurved, cream, yellow, perfumed. Tepals tomentose: outer 1–1.4 mm long, 0.6–1 mm wide; inner 0.9–1.3 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide. Anthers 0.3–0.5 mm long, 0.4–0.6 mm wide, tomentose; filaments 0.1–0.2 mm long; valves opening outwards; glands 6. Staminodes 3, differentiated or undifferentiated, 0.1–0.25 mm long, glabrous or pubescent. Ovary 0.3–0.5 mm long, 0.35–0.6 mm wide, mainly glabrous; style glabrous. Fruit globular, 45–60 mm long, 45–65 mm wide, yellow or orange-brown. Cotyledons cream, pinkish, apricot.

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest in Northeast Queensland in Australia. It grows from sea level to 1100 m altitude. It will grow in most soils. It is best in a sunny position. It is damaged by frost of drought.

The seeds are eaten after roasting, pounding and washing them extensively in running water.

Plants are grown from fresh seed.