Planchonella australis, also known by the synonym Pouteria australis, is a medium to tall rainforest tree of the family Sapotaceae native to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. It is known by the common name black apple, wild plum, yellow buttonwood, black plum and yellow bulletwood.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Black Apple being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Garcinia warrenii
- Chloroluma gonocarpa
- Syzygium moorei
- Planchonella eerwah
- Litsea reticulata
- Pleioluma queenslandica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Sapotaceae
- Genus
- Planchonella
- Species
- Planchonella australis
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