Bolwarra
Eupomatia laurina
Common name:
Native Guava / Bolwarra
First Nations name:
Bolwarra
Scientific name:
Eupomatia laurina
Height:
3-5m tall
Leaves:
The Bolwarra plant has large, glossy leaves.
Flowers:
Heavily scented, cream-coloured flowers.
Fruit:
The flowers have a sweet, fruity smell and an edible creamy pulp with many seeds (like a guava). You can tell they are ripe when they are soft to squeeze.
First Nations uses:
This fruit is used as a food source for many different dishes.
Geographical location:
It grows naturally in eastern Australia and New Guinea.
Conservation status:
Least concern
Photo & Research by:
Jules
Interesting fact:
The cream flowers have a strong fragrance to attract pollinators, which for this plant is a beetle (small brown weevil). As it is reliant on a single genus of weevil for pollination, it is considered a relict plant. If this genera of weevils experience a significant decline, due to increased use of pesticides or changing environmental conditions, the bolwarra could eventually become at risk of extinction.
