Acronychia oblongifolia

Description

Acronychia oblongifolia grows as a shrub or medium-sized tree and can reach 27 m (89 ft) in height. The trunk is dark brown and generally smooth, although can have fine wrinkles, fissures or pustules The leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem and measure 3–12 cm (1–4.5 in) long and 1–5 cm (0.5–2 in) wide, oblanceolate, leathery, dark green and aromatic. Flowers are 1 cm (0.5 in) across, followed by white, yellow or purplish edible berries, which are round and measure 0.8–1.2 cm (0.31–0.47 in) across, and have a four-lobed apical tuft of hairs. The fruit are ripe between May and November (to January in Victoria) and are consumed by the green catbird, regent bowerbird, satin bowerbird, pied currawong, topknot pigeon, white-headed pigeon, blue-faced honey eater and wompoo fruit dove.