| Botanical Name: Capparis arborea (Capparaceae). |  Image - Capparis arborea -trunk - Bruce Noble © 2002 |
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| Common Name: Native Pomegranate. | ||
| Distribution: Hunter River, NSW to Cape York, QLD. | ||
| Habitat: subtropical and dry rainforest. | ||
| Form: shrub-small tree to 8m tall. | ||
| Leaves: | ||
| Flower: Flowers are single, creamy white up to 40mm in diameter from branchlet ends.from December-January. | ||
| Fruit: Fruit is a dark green berry up to 40mm in diameter containing numerous seeds in a soft pulp. Ripe December-March. | ||
| Garden Use: Could be as the flowers are spectacular (each only lasts a day). Watch out for the thorns! | ||
| Edible?: Yes, the fleshy pulp is sweet. | ||
| Propagation: Propagate from fresh seed. | ||
| Comments: It is a host plant for the Chalk white, Narrow Winged Pearl White and Caper White butterflies. Caterpillars usually strip entire plants. The fruit was eaten by Aborigines (Locally known as Barror). | ||
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Description by Kenneth McClymont
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 Image - Capparis arborea -foliage - Derek Boddington © 2002. |
 Image - Capparis arborea -foliage - Bruce Noble © 2002. |
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