CAT-00027
Queensland Davidson's plum / ooray
Davidsonia pruriens
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Davidsonia
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Davidsonia pruriens
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Queensland Davidson's plum / ooray
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/ooray-davidsonia-pruriens/; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=gn&name=Davidsonia&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00027
- Mature width
- 2-4m
- Native range
- Tropical rainforest of northeastern Queensland.
- Plant family
- Cunoniaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Common bush-food crop
- Mature height
- 4-8m
- Native states
- QLD
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- February-May, occasionally later; regional guide.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Fruit flesh
- Flowering season
- November-February reported by nursery.
- Brief description
- Rainforest tree with large, hairy divided leaves.
- Drought tolerance
- Low; maintain moist soil.
- Preparation notes
- Cook sour pulp into sauces or preserves; remove seeds.
- Flower description
- Small reddish flowers with conspicuous stamens, borne on older wood.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Grow in a warm sheltered position; protect from frost and water through dry periods.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Fruit-eating birds (honeyeaters); native bees and flies pollinate.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Dark purple fruit with very sour red pulp; useful in cooked preserves.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded