About Eupomatia laurina R.Br.
Eupomatia laurina R.Br. typically grows between 3 and 5 metres (10 and 16 feet) tall. Larger specimens can reach up to 15 metres (50 feet) in height, with a trunk diameter of 30 centimetres (12 inches). It has glossy, ovate to elliptic leaves that measure 5 to 20 centimetres (2 to 8 inches) long. Its branches bear globose to urn-shaped green fruit, with diameters of 15–20 millimetres (0.6–0.8 inches). The fruit turns yellow when ripe; inside it contains pale, edible jelly-like flesh with many non-edible seeds, giving it a similar appearance to the inside of a guava.
In Australia, this species grows in humid east coast forests. Its range extends south to Nowa Nowa, Victoria, and north through New South Wales and Queensland to the Cape York Peninsula. It is also found across the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). It most commonly grows as an understory plant in rainforests or humid Eucalyptus forests.
For its ecology, the flowers of Eupomatia laurina are pollinated by small weevils, including Elleschodes hamiltoni and other species from the same Elleschodes genus.
