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| Vegetation Database .. detailed information | |
| cocky apple Planchonia careya | |
 Photo courtesy of Keith Townsend. | |
| Plant Family : | Lecythidaceae |
| Plant Form : | shrub/tree |
| Growth Habit : | Small straggly tree 4-10m tall, deciduous. |
| Fruiting Season : | November to March. |
| Description : | Edible fruit, can be roasted, also eaten by Cockatoos and Goats. Preparation from inner bark used for boils, burns, leprosy sores and general sickness. Bark used as a hot poultice for sores and wounds. Heated leaves used for wounds, stone fish stings. |
| Distribution : | Common local species. Across northern Australian and down the east coast to Fraser Island, in open forest and woodlands. |
| Weed Status : | Heated leaves also used for headache. Preparation from pulped leaves and stems used as a cure for sores and ulcers. Infusion from small roots applied to prickly heat and chicken pox. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (17) .. habitats seen (5) .. |
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