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Plant Lists

These plant lists show some of the subtropical plants growing at Northey Street City Farm. As we have been on the site since 1994, many of the trees are mature and bearing fruit. Most of the trees are labelled, so you can refer to this list for more information while looking at them. The links lead to an external site (usually Wikipedia).

  • FRUIT Trees, Shrubs & Vines
  • Useful Native Plants Windbreak

FRUIT Trees, Shrubs & Vines

Acerola Cherry Malpighia emarginata Edible fruit
Tropical Apple Malus pumila Edible fruit
Avocado Persea americana Edible fruit
Banana Musa x paradisica Edible fruit
Black sapote Diospyros nigra Edible fruit
Blueberry Vaccinium sp. Edible fruit
Brazilian Cherry Eugenia uniflora Edible fruit
Carambola Averrhoa carambola Edible fruit
Carambola Averrhoa carambola Edible fruit
Dragon fruit Hylocereus megalanthus Edible Fruit
Drumstick tree Moringa oleifera Edible fruit & leaves
Elderberry Sambucus nigra Drink made from flowers. Berries for jam
Giant Lau lau Syzygium coarctatum Edible fruit
Grape Vitis vinifera Edible fruit
Grapefruit Citrus x paradisi Edible fruit
Grumichama Eugenia brasiliensis Edible fruit
Cherry Guava Psidium cattleyanum Edible fruit
Guava Psidium guajava Edible fruit
Ice Cream Bean Inga edulis Edible fruit. Nitrogen-fixing pioneer
Jaboticaba Myrciaria cauliflora Edible fruit
Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus Edible fruit
Japanese raisin Hovenia dulcis Edible fruit
Lemon Citrus limon Edible fruit
Longan Dimocarpus longan Edible fruit
Malabar chestnut Pachira glabra Edible seeds
Makrut/Kaffir Lime Citrus hysterix Edible fruit & aromatic leaves
Mango Mangifera indica Edible fruit
Miracle Fruit Synsepalum dulcificum Edible fruit
Black Mulberry Morus nigra Edible fruit
White shatoot Mulberry Morus macroura Edible fruit
Monstera /Fruit Salad plant Monstera deliciosa Edible fruit
Olive Olea europaea Edible fruit
Passionfruit Passiflora edulis Edible fruit
Paw paw Carica papaya Edible fruit
Tropical Pear Pyrus communis Edible fruit
Peanut Butter Fruit Bunchosia glandulifera Edible fruit
Pecan Nut Carya illinoinensis Edible nut
Pineapple Ananas comosus Edible fruit
Pomegranate Punica granatum Edible Fruit
Pomelo Citrus maxima Edible fruit
Rollinia Rollinia deliciosa Edible fruit
Rose Apple Syzygium jambos Edible fruit
Sea Grape Coccoloba uvifera Edible fruit
Soursop Annona muricata Edible fruit
Star Fruit Chrysophyllum cainito Edible fruit
Indian Tamarind Tamarindus indica Edible fruit
Tahitian Lime Citrus latifolia Edible fruit
Wampi Clausena lansium Edible fruit
White sapote Casimiroa edulis Edible fruit
Yellow Sapote / Canistel Pouteria campechiana Edible fruit

 

Indian Tamarind
Pineapple
Jaboticaba

 


Useful Native Plants Windbreak

Trees & Shrubs
Common Name Botanical Name Use
Bunya pine Araucaria bidwillii Edible nuts, boiled, roasted, dried and ground for flour
Black apple Planchonella australis Edible fruit
Blue quandong Elaeocarpus grandis Edible fruit used for drinks
Brown Kurrajong Commersonia bartramia Bark used to make string
Brown plum pine Podocarpus elatus Fruit used for jams, sauces.  Brown Pine timber
Candlenut Aleurites moluccanus Nuts for oil
Cedar Bay cherry Eugenia reinwardtiana Pink-red fruit eaten raw
Clammy cherry Cordia dichotoma Small yellow to pinkish egg-shaped fruit can be eaten fresh
Bats wing Coral Tree Erythrina verspertilio Poisonous seeds. Roots edible. Timber used for carving.
Flame Tree Brachichiton acerifolius Edible seed
Foam Bark Jagera pseudorhus Leaves used as fish poison
Hairy Bird’s Eye Alectryon_tomentosus Edible fruit
Lemon-scented Tea Tree Leptospermum petersonii Leaves used for teas and scented oil
Native Guava Eupomatia laurina Edible fruit
Native Hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus Flowers edible in salads or jam, leaves edible when boiled
Macadamia Nut Macadamia integrifolia Edible nuts with high oil content
Macaranga Macaranga tanarius Bark used to make string, leaves for fiber.
Moreton Bay Chestnut Castanospermum australe Seeds edible after processing.  Black Bean timber
Native Mulberry Pipturis argenteus Edible fruit
Eerwah Plum Pouteria eerwah Edible fruit
Black Plum Pouteria australis Edible fruit
Burdekin Plum Pleiogynium timorense Edible fruit used in jams
Davidson’s Plum Davidsonia pruriens Edible fruit used in jams, wine
Peanut tree Sterculia quadrifida Edible seed in a decorative pod
Pink-fruited lime berry Glycosmis trifoliata Small pink edible fruit
Red ash Alphitonia excelsa Leaves used as soap substitute
Riberry Syzygium luehmannii Edible fruit used in jams, drinks, sauces
River Sheoke Casuarina cunninghamiana Timber for furniture or firewood
Round native lime Citrus australis Round green fruit used in jams, drinks
Sandpaper fig Ficus coronata Purple fruit, edible raw or in jams
Scrub Cherry Syzygium australe Edible fruit eaten raw or in jams
Shiny-leaved stinger Dendrocnide photinophylla Edible fruit
Small leaved Tamarind Diploglottis campbellii Fruit with red, edible aril, used in jams, drinks
Native Tamarind Diploglottis smithii Fruit with yellow aril used for jams, drinks
Paperbark Tea Tree Melaleuca quinquenervia Antiseptic oil in leaves
White Cedar Melia azederach Leaves and bark used as fish poison.
Vines & groundcovers
Common Name Botanical Name Use
Native grape Cissus antartica Some have edible fruit
Native ginger Alpinia caerulea Edible fruit
Native raspberry Rubus rosifolius var rosifolius Fruit eaten fresh or in jams.
Mat Rush Lomandra longifolia Leaves used for weaving
Pandanus Pandanus tectorius Leaves used for weaving
Zig zag vine Melodorum leichhardtii Edible fruit

 

Sandpaper Fig

Peanut Tree

Kurrajong


For more information:

  • Wikipedia
  • Plant Net
  • Australian Native Plants Society

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