Mischarytera lautereriana (F.M.Bailey) H.Turner

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Sapindaceae > Mischarytera

Characteristics

Tree to 30 m high; glabrous except puberulous shoots and inflorescence. Leaf rachis 10–15 cm long; leaflets usually 10–16, alternate or subopposite; lamina elliptic-oblong to ovate-oblong, bluntly acuminate, entire or serrulate, attenuate at base, 5.5–15 cm long, 1.5–3 cm wide; lateral veins 14–26 pairs, with small domatia in axils; petiolule 0.8–1.8 cm long; petiole 3.5–6.5 cm long. Panicles axillary, 6–24 cm long; pedicels 2–3.5 mm long. Calyx c. 1.5 mm long, glabrous. Petals ovate, long-clawed, c. 2 mm long. Filaments 2.5–4 mm long, pilose. Fruit on long stipe, globose or broadly ellipsoidal, irregularly 2-or 3-lobed, 1–2 cm long including stipe, 1–4 cm diam., irregularly dehiscent, or lobes 2-valved, the valves thin, glabrous. Seed large, enclosed in fleshy amber aril.
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A tree up to 30 m high. It spreads 6-8 m wide. The young shoots are sticky and bright red. The leaves are compound. The leaflets are alternate and along the stalk and have wavy edges. The leaflets occur as 8-16 leaflets which are 6-15 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The leaflets can have fine teeth along the edge. The flowers are small and white. The fruit are 2-4 cm across. They hang in bunches. They can be in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The aril or layer around the seed is edible.
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Mature width (meter) 6.0 - 8.0
Mature height (meter) 30.0
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A tropical plant. It grows naturally in highland rainforest in Queensland Australia. In the Queensland tropics it grows between 150-1200 m altitude. It requires well drained soil.
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Grows in montane rainforest.
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Usage

The tamarind-flavoured aril is used for jams. The wood is said to be suitable for flooring.
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The fleshy layer around the seed can be eaten while fresh. It can be used to make jam.
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Plants can be grown from fresh seed. They are difficult to grow from cuttings.
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Images

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Distribution

Mischarytera lautereriana world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Mischarytera lautereriana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:984026-1
WFO ID wfo-0001261893
COL ID 43MS4
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Synonyms

Mischarytera lautereriana Nephelium lautererianum