CAT-00028
Smooth Davidson's plum
Davidsonia johnsonii
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Davidsonia
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Davidsonia johnsonii
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Smooth Davidson's plum
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/smooth-davidsons-plum-davidsonia-johnsonii/; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A1015619-1; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=gn&name=Davidsonia&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗ Open source 3 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00028
- Mature width
- 2-4m
- Native range
- Eastern Australian subtropical rainforest.
- Plant family
- Cunoniaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- 4-8m
- Native states
- NSW, 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
- After flowering; regional timing not yet confirmed.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Fruit flesh
- Flowering season
- November-February.
- Brief description
- Rare rainforest tree; cultivated material commonly propagated vegetatively.
- Drought tolerance
- Low; needs reliable moisture.
- Preparation notes
- Use sour pulp in cooked preserves or sauces; confirm propagated species identity.
- Flower description
- Small pinkish-red flowers in clusters on the stems.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising in shelter with irrigation; protect young plants from frost.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees, wasps and beetles visit flowers.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Sour purple fruit to about 5 cm; seeds usually infertile.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded