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Old 02-04-2005, 07:45 PM
Richard Wright
 
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On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 09:55:26 +0200, "P van Rijckevorsel"
wrote:

Richard Wright schreef
The fruit on the tree consists of two segments, 3 cm long overall. It

can best be described as a sphere on the end of a cylinder.

P van Rijckevorsel schreef
Looks like a podocarp (sensu lato, i.e. a member of that family)

[there are almost 200 species in the family]
cf. http://www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-jan05.html
BTW: technically this is not a fruit.
PvR

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A good candidate should be /Podocarpus elatus/ (native to Australia)
http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/APOL34/jun04-8b.html


Thanks. That's it.