Red coondoo
Mimusops elengi, Fam. Sapotaceae
An evergreen tree, 10-15m tall with a dense crown and dark grey, rough, hard, fissured bark.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Med tree |
| Family: | Sapotaceae |
| Leaf: | Oval, smooth, thick, leathery, crowded, glossy dark green above, paler beneath, mid-rib prominent, tip pointed, 5-14 x 2.5-6cm. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: | |
| Flower description: | Cream, hairy, perfumed, 0.5 x 1cm, borne in clusters in the upper axils. November to March. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Orange |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Bright orange, oval to egg shaped berries, hairy becoming smooth, 1.3-2 x 1-1.2cm. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest, vine thickets. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia. |
| Notes: | A hardy, compact tree ideal for shade or street planting. Grows well on coastal dunes and would be useful for beach stabilisation. Propagate from fresh seed. |
| Information sources: | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2022) Mimusops elengi L. Plants of the World Online., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
