caper-tree

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


The Australian tree of this nameis Capparis nobilis, F. v. M., N.O. Capparideae.The Karum of the Queensland aboriginals. The fruit isone to two inches in diameter. Called also Grey Plum or Native Pomegranate. The name is also given to Capparis Mitchelli, Lindl. The European caper is Capparis spinosa, Linn.

1894. `Melbourne Museum Catalogue, Economic Woods,' p. 10:

«Native Caper Tree or Wild Pomegranate. Natural Order, Capparideae. Found in the Mallee Scrub. A small tree.The wood is whitish, hard, close-grained, and suitable forengraving, carving, and similar purposes. Strongly resembleslancewood.»

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