Cunoniaceae FAMILY

Davidsonia pruriens

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

The pink, new growth of the leaves has soft but irritant hairs^[1]. Hydrogen cyanide has been reported from this species and the consumption of the fruit has sometimes resulted in vomiting and epigastric pain^[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree

Growth—

Succeeds in tropical and subtropical climates^[2]. Plants are hardy to at least 0°c^[2].

Propagation

Seed - it germinates within a few weeks if sown fresh^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Davidsonia+pruriens>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[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]Trade Winds Fruit — http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm ↩︎The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
[3]Wild Food Plants of Australia. — Low. T. · Angus and Robertson. · 1989 · ISBN 0-207-14383-8 ↩︎Well presented, clear information and good photographs. An interesting read for the casual reader as well as the enthusiast
[4]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎