Mischocarpus pyriformis, known as the pear fruited tamarind, is a rainforest tree of eastern Australia. Occurring from Seal Rocks, New South Wales to as far north as Cooktown in tropical Queensland. The sub species found in New South Wales is Mischocarpus pyriformis subsp. pyriformis.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow Pear-fruit 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
- Mischocarpus anodontus
- Canarium australasicum
- Litsea reticulata
- Castanospora alphandii
- Huberantha nitidissima
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Mischocarpus
- Species
- Mischocarpus pyriformis
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