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Edible Portion: Fruit A small evergreen tree. It has spines. It grows 3-4 m high. The leaves are thin and slightly leathery. They are smooth, andshiny on the upper surface. They are 4-8 cm long. The leaf stalk is 2-4 cm long and has wings. The flowers can occur singly orin small groups in the...
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Edible Portion: Fruit A medium sized shrub or small tree. It often has several stems and grows up to 2-3 m high. It can be up to 12 m high and 1-3 macross. The bark is brown and cracked. The new shoots are angular. The stems are spiny. The leaves are 1-5 cm long by 0.2-0.4 cm wide. They are...
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Edible Portion: Fruit The flowers are large and pink and hang down. The fruit are banana like. It is a temperate plant. Tasmania Herbarium
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Edible Portion: Fruit A woody climber with large leaves with natural holes. It attaches itself to trees by roots at the nodes and climbs up to 15-20 mhigh. The stem is stout and crooked. The have a few branches. The leaves are glossy green. The leaves are divided aroundthe edge. The leaves are...
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Edible Portion: Pod Pulp, Fruit, Aril A medium to large tree. It can be 10-20 m high. The trunk is 35-40 cm wide. The leaves are compound. They are 10-25 cm cmlong. There are 4-6 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are near the ends of branches. The fruit is a long pod. It can be 1 m long and2.5-3 cm...
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Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Leaves, Stems A scrambling shrub or vine. The stem is strong and woody. It branches freely. It can climb to 20 m high. The plant is erect andshrub like when young. The twigs have soft brown hairs when young. The leaves are opposite and oblong. They have heartshaped...
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Edible Portion: Fruit, Herb, Spice, Manna, Leaves, Oil A medium sized evergreen tree. It grows to 16 m high and can spread to 10 m wide. The trunk is often gnarled and twisted. Theleaves are greyish-green. They are feather shaped and grow opposite each other. Leaves are replaced every two or...
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Edible Poriton: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable, Stems A cactus which climbs. It has triangular stalks. Stalks can be 7 m long. It grows in soil and on rotting plant material. It has aerialroots enabling it to climb. The stems have joints and branched. The spine spots are spaced along the edge...
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Edible Portion: Bark - Flavouring, Sap - Flavouring A tall tree. It can be evergreen or deciduous. It grows 35 m tall. It is stiffly erect. Large trees can have small buttresses. Theleaves are mid green and have leaflets along the stalk. There are 3-13 leaflets. These are oval and 9 cm long. They...
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Edible Portion: Fruit, Flowers, Leaves, Spice A shrub or small evergreen tree. It grows to 5 m high and spreads to 3 m across. The branches are grey and slender. Theleaves are alternate and scattered. The leaves are compound with 2-8 leaflets. Leaves are 8 to 15 cm long and smooth. Theleaflets...