Buchanania obovata

taxobox
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Anacardiaceae
genus = "Buchanania"
species = "B. obovata"
binomial = "Buchanania obovata"
binomial_authority = Engl.|

"Buchananis obovata", or Green Plum, is a small to medium sized understorey tree in woodland native to northern Australia.

Leaves are smooth, thick, leathery, broadly oblong, 5–25 cm long and 1.5–10 cm wide. Flowers are small, cream-coloured and 0.5 cm across. The fruit is smooth, fleshy, lens-shaped, 1–1.7 cm long.

Uses

The fruit is traditionally eaten by Aborigines. The plant also has traditional medicinal uses.cite book| last=Brock | first=John | title=Top End Native Plants | year=1988 | isbn=0-7316-0859-3]

References

*cite web| last=Paczkowska | first=Grazyna | date=1996-05-01 | title="Buchanania obovata" Engl. | url=http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4718 | publisher=FloraBase | accessdate=2008-07-14