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Davidsonia pruriens
Also called Davidson's plum, Davidsonia Plum, Do Rog
Ooray is a medium-sized rainforest tree from northern Queensland, grown for its sour, dark burgundy fruit that is made into jam, sauce, cordial and wine. It needs warm, humid, shaded or partly shaded conditions similar to its native wet rainforest.
Davidsonia pruriens, also known as ooray, Davidson's plum, or Queensland Davidson's plum, is a medium-sized rainforest tree of northern Queensland, Australia.
The leaves are large and compound. The edible dark burgundy-coloured 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.
Various types of wetter, primary rainforests, at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres.
The tree is cultivated to a limited extent for its sour fruit, which is used to make jam, sauces, cordial and wine. The fruit is high in antioxidant activity.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Davidsonia pruriens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
