- Planchonia careya
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For another plant also commonly known as 'billygoat plum', see Terminalia ferdinandiana.
Planchonia careya 
Planchonia careya in Mount Archer National Park in Queensland Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Lecythidaceae Genus: Planchonia Species: P. careya Binomial name Planchonia careya
(F.Muell.) R.KnuthSynonyms Barringtonia careya F.Muell.
Careya australis F.Muell.Planchonia careya is a tree species in the family Lecythidaceae.[1] Common names include cocky apple, cockatoo apple and billygoat plum.[1] It produces an edible fruit which tastes like quince.[2] Indigenous Australians use the bark and leaves in medications.[2] The bark and roots were also used as a fish poison.[2] It should not be confused with Terminalia ferdinandiana, with which it shares some common names.
References
- ^ a b "Planchonia careya". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=PLANCHONIA+careya. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ a b c Low, T. (1991). Wild Food Plants Of Australia. Australia: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0207169306.
Categories:- Lecythidaceae
- Ericales of Australia
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of Queensland
- Eudicots of Western Australia
- Lecythidaceae stubs
- Australian asterid stubs
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