Elaeocarpus bancroftii

Description

Elaeocarpus bancroftii is a species of plant native to Queensland in Australia. Common names include Kuranda quandong, ebony heart , grey nut, nut tree, nutwood and Johnstone River almond. The species was first formally described by botanists Ferdinand von Mueller and Frederick Manson Bailey in 1886, based on plant material collected on the Johnstone River. The 1889 book 'The Useful Native Plants of Australia records that "The cotyledons or " kernels " have a good flavour, and are eaten by the settlers. Other species of Elaeocarpus have fruits which are more or less useful in this respect. Johnstone River, Queensland."