''Davidsonia pruriens'', also known as ooray, Davidson's plum, or Queensland Davidson's plum, is a medium-sized
rainforest tree of northern
Queensland
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
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, subdivision_name = Australia
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Australia.
The leaves are large and compound. The edible dark burgundy colored fruit is produced in large clusters from the branches or the trunk, depending on the type. There are at least two distinct forms, with a suggestion that one of these is an undescribed species.[
The indigenous name - ooray - is being increasingly used by growers and processors.
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Habitat
Various types of wetter, primary rainforests, at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres.
Uses
The tree is cultivated to a limited extent for its sour fruit, which is used to make jam
Jam is a type of fruit preserve.
Jam or Jammed may also refer to:
Other common meanings
* A firearm malfunction
* Block signals
** Radio jamming
** Radar jamming and deception
** Mobile phone jammer
** Echolocation jamming
Arts and ente ...
, sauces
In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods. Most sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to a dish. ''Sauce'' is a French wor ...
, cordial and wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
. The fruit is high in antioxidant activity.[
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Gallery
Image:Davidsonia pruriens flowers.jpg, ''Davidsonia pruriens'' flowers
Image:Davidsonia pruriens.jpg, Davidson's plum seedling, ''Davidsonia pruriens'' - showing its characteristic toothed leaves.
References
External sources
Ooray name origin
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Flora of New South Wales
Cunoniaceae
Oxalidales of Australia
Bushfood
Crops originating from Australia
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
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