Fruits name starts with the letter " Q "

1     Quandong Fruit                                                           

       Quandong - santalum acuminatum  

       The desert quandong, also known as the native peach, is a small tree up to 4 m high with rough dark bark and light green, slightly leathery leaves. The flowers are small and greenish. The fruit is green, turning bright red when ripe, sometimes with touches of yellow. The native fruit, a member of the sandalwood family, grows throughout arid and semi-arid areas of Australia.  It is usually found in sandy, grassy areas, often near waterways, salt lakes or hills. Fruits usually ripen in September or October, depending on rainfall.   

      The fleshy fruit, although sometimes a little tart, has a pleasant taste when ripe, similar to a cross between apricots, peaches and rhubarb. The fruit is highly nutritious, having a vitamin C content twice that of an orange. Dried fruit, collected from under the tree, are easily reconstituted in water. Excess fruits may be pounded and made into cakes to be dried and stored for later use.


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2    Quandong Blue Fruit                                                     

      Blue Quandong - elaeocarpus grandis 

    The Blue Quandong, a native Australian rainforest tree. The species is known as a "bush tucker plant" because it bears edible fruit. The fruit is 25-30mm in diameter, and is best consumed when slightly over-ripe and soft, otherwise it can taste quite bitter. Inside is a rough woody stone containing up to 5 seeds. A rich source of vitamin C, it was valued by Indigenous Australians, then also by the early pastoralists. Today, contemporary cuisine is widening its use of the quandong. The fruit is also eaten whole, and thus dispersed, by cassowaries, woompoo pigeons and spectacled flying foxes.  
      Other names of blue quandong are aka blue marble tree and blue fig. This rainforest tree often seen stretching above the general tree line up to 50 metres tall. This tree usually has a single trunk and elaborate buttressed roots.

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3    Queen Sago                                                           

      Queen Sago - cycas circinalis

      Queen Sago is a species of cycad known in the wild, only from southern India and this species found among native Sri Lankan flora. Other names: Sago Palm, Queen sago, Fern Palm, Queen Sago Palm, Eenthu, Eenth, Enth.
   The palm-like queen sago has a short, dark brown, unbranching trunk topped with graceful, arching, medium green, feathery leaves, 6 to 8 feet long. Although slow-growing, queen sago is much prized for its light-textured tropical effect and easy care and makes an excellent lawn specimen or container plant for large areas.
    The plant is widely cultivated in Hawaii, both for its appearance in landscape and interiors, and for cut foliage.  In the Philippines, it is locally known as patubo, pitogo or bitogo.
      All parts of a sago palm, especially the seeds, are extremely poisonous when ingested by humans or animals. The toxin causes gastrointestinal irritation and a large amount may cause liver failure. The potent poison in the seeds is removed by soaking them in water. Water from the first seed-soaking will kill birds, goats, sheep and hogs. Water from the following soakings is said to be harmless. Minimum of 5 Soakings needed to ensure the safety.  After the final soaking, the seeds are dried and ground into flour. The flour is used to make tortillas, tamales, soup and porridge.


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4    Queensland Nut                                                         

      Queensland nut – macadamia

      The Queensland nut or macadamia nuts are edible seeds commonly found in North Eastern wales and Queensland and come from fruits of large evergreen trees native to Australia. 
      This tree is a glossy broadleaf evergreen with leaves that resemble holly, flowers ranging from pink to white, and edible nuts that ripen at random times during the growing season. Two species are grown for consumption. If you have a freshly harvested nut, remove the outer husk to reveal the smooth, brown shell. The seed is inside. It’s the part we usually eat. Other names macadamia, bush nut, maroochi nut, bauple nut, hawaii nut, boombera, bauple, gyndl, jindilli.
     Compared to other nuts like almonds and cashew nuts, macadamia nuts are low in proteins and high in fat most of which in monounsaturated fat.  These nuts have a buttery taste and light and crisp texture.  Today, macadamia is produced in Australia, Hawaii, South Africa, Brazil, California, and Colombia, among others. Today, the nuts are used as a treat for special occasions, from spiced nuts to cakes and biscuits.


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5    Quince Fruit                                                                       

      Quince - cydonia oblonga  

    Quince tree is an attractive ornamental deciduous shrub also grown for its fruit. Blooms in spring are followed by fruits that ripen over a long period of time. Fruit can be quite tart if not allowed to fully ripen on the shrub in autumn. In regions with short summers, harvest the fruits before frost and used them cooked rather than fresh.
      Quince trees form an attractive umbrella shape and the golden yellow fruits look great when they are ripe in late summer and early autumn. Quinces grow well on many soils and in a wide range of climates. They perform best in areas with warm autumn weather to help ripen fruit. The average mature size for a quince tree is 3–4 metres.
     This is a good fruit for making jams and jellies. Excellent for planting along fences and walls and can also be potted in large containers for the deck or patio. The quince contains amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside increasingly used in alternative medicine as a preventive and treatment of cancer tumors. The therapeutic effectiveness has not yet been proved unequivocally by scientific research.


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6    QuinineBerry                                                               

      Quinine Berry -  petalostigma banksii  

    This tree is a shrub or small tree, to 4m height, widespread and common, particularly on sandy soil in open forest. Leaves: Oval, tapering to the base, 1 - 5 cm long and   1 - 3 cm wide, with a rounded smooth appearance, shiny dark green above and lighter below, Bark: Rough, dark grey, Flowers: Separate male and female flowers, inconspicuous, tiny, cream, male clustered at the leaf base, female solitary.

Fruit: Round, succulent yellow-orange capsules to 2 cm, which, when dry, split open into   4 - 6  segments.  Those fruits are hard - a thin layer of flesh over a seed container.



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