Anacardiaceae

Burdekin plum

Pleiogynium timoriense (DC.) Leenh.

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Pleiogynium

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Burdekin plum: Australian 'bush tucker' The fruit were popular with Aborigines, explorers and settlers. I really enjoy the taste, when they are soft ripe, despite the large st — Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 帝汶李, 帝汶黄皮
English: Burdekin plum, Guybalum, Sweet plum, Tulip plum

Synonyms

Clausena timorensis M.Roem.
Icica timoriensis DC.
Owenia cerasifera F.Muell.
Pleiogynium cerasiferum (F.Muell.) R.Parker
Pleiogynium cerasiferum var. genuinum Domin
Pleiogynium cerasiferum var. glabratum Domin
Pleiogynium solandri Engl.
Spondias acida Sol. ex Benth.
Spondias pleiogyna F.Muell.
Spondias solandri Benth.

Photos

Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.