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General Information

Persoonia falcata is a shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 9 metres tall[, ].
The fruit was a popular food of the Australian Aborigines[]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Range

Australia - Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia.

Habitat

Watercourses, sandstone cliffs and rocks, sometimes in gorges, growing in sand, sandstone and alluvium[]. Mainly in Eucalyptus woodland, but also in Melaleuca woodland, mixed woodland, or the margins of vine thickets, and occasionally in heath[].

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Tree
Height	5.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

A plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 38°c, but can tolerate 2 - 41°c[]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 600 - 1,400mm, but tolerates 450 - 1,750mm[].
Grows best in a sunny position, tolerating light shade[]. Plants are found in the wild in well-drained substrata, most commonly in sand derived from sandstone or granite, or on dunes, but also in lateritic soils or on stony hillsides and rarely in clay[]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5[].
The plant has epicormic buds[]. These are dormant leaf shoots on the main bole that are sometimes stimulated into growth, often through damage to the crown of the tree[].

Edible Uses

Fruit - raw[]. Fleshy[]. A sweet-tasting, fibrous pulp, it is a bit like eating sweet cotton wool[]. The pale green, round fruits are 7 - 20mm in diameter[].

Medicinal

An infusion of the leaves and bark are used as a treatment against sore throat and colds[].

Other Uses

The wood can be used or small posts and ornamental items[].
The wood is used for fuel[].

Propagation

Seed

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