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Maclura cochinchinensis
Cockspurthorn (Maclura cochinchinensis) is a scrambling shrub or vine in the fig and mulberry family, native to tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia. It is grown mainly for its edible fruit and is best suited to warm, humid conditions with some support to climb on.
Maclura cochinchinensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. This vine or scrambling shrub is sometimes referred to by the common name cockspur thorn. The native range extends from China, through Malesia and into Queensland and northern New South Wales in Australia. The species inhabits various types of tropical forest: most commonly in monsoon forests. The globular, yellow or orange fruit are sweet and edible and were a traditional food source for Aboriginal Australians.
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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.
