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Accession Data:

Davidsonia pruriens F. Muell.

  • Common Name: Davidson's Plum
  • Family: Cunoniaceae R. Br.

  • Country of Origin: Queensland to NE. New South Wales
  • Habitat: Rainforests of ne Queensland and ne New South Wales

  • Description: Davidson's Plum is reasonably well know in cultivation, particularly among Australian plant enthusiasts. It is usually a small to medium sized tree which can reach 10 metres under ideal conditions. It has distinctive, hairy, foliage which is usually bright pink when new. The leaves are divided into leaflets (petiole or axis; also applied to how the lateral veins are arranged in relation to the main vein.">pinnate) and may be up to 800 mm long. The reddish-brown flowers occur in pendulous clusters in spring. These are followed by purple, edible fruits up to 50mm diameter which resemble small plums.
  • USDA Zone: 10b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200100541
  • Source: Chuck Cody - WSU - Pullman
  • Provenance: Plant acquired from Chuck Cody, parent plant originated from Missouri Botanic Gardens (Acc# 772688)
  • Accession Date: 09-20-2001
  • Bench: 1210 - AUS:Ground Bed 2 NE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-15-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Oxalidales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cunoniaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

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References (internal):

    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New South Wales / Queensland

    References (external):

    1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.
    2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.
    3. Image #00 (cropped) and #01 (original) by Mark Marathon (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.

    data regenerated on Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:54:04 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

    Images:

    Davidsonia pruriens

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    Current Accessions in the Cunoniaceae

    • Cunonia capensis
    • Davidsonia pruriens
    W/C = Wild Collected
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