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Acronychia acidula
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Acronychia acidula

Acronychia acidula

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthMedium

A tree of moderate elevations in the moist tropics, it can also be grown at lower elevations in the subtropics[1]. Prefers a sunny, sheltered position and a rich, moist but well drained soil[2]. The plant also succeeds in light shade[1]. A fairly fast-growing tree, so long as it is given plenty of moisture[1]. The flowers are scented, whilst the evergreen leaves also have a pleasant aroma[1].

Propagation

Seed - best sown fresh, when it usually germinates well without any pre-treatment[2]. All the fruit pulp needs to be removed from the seed, which should then be sown immediately. Germination can still take 6 months or more[1]. Cuttings of firm, current season's growth[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Acronychia+acidula>

Pollinators

Bees, Butterflies

References

  1. [1]Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 — Nicholson N. & H. · Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. · 2007 · ISBN 9-78095894-3628 ↩︎Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
  2. [2]Australian Native Plants Society — http://anpsa.org.au/index.html ↩︎A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
  3. [3]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
  4. [4]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 55 — Harvard University. · 1974 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Various articles on plants, including a revision of the genus Acronychia. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  5. [5]Wild Food in Australia. — Cribb. A. B. and J. W. · Fontana · 1976 · ISBN 0-00-634436-4 ↩︎A very good pocket guide.