SMALL-LEAVED TAMARIND Seeds | Diploglottis campbellii

Diploglottis campbellii is a rainforest tree found in northern New South Wales and south eastern Queensland.  It is commonly known as the Small-Leaved Tamarind. It is listed as ‘Endangered’ and is restricted to 30 sites in the wild, each with a maximum of 3 trees per site. A beautiful and easy to manage bush food, this endangered species is attracting quite a bit of attention from bush food enthusiasts and conservationists eager to save this rainforest plant from extinction.

The tasty tangy fruit are a refreshing treat eaten raw or can be used creatively in chutneys and sauces. As a mature tree, it captures the eye with its striking fruit from which the bright red-coated seeds emerge in February. This small evergreen tree can be expected to reach 5m - 8m in an open garden environment providing a beautiful rich green and shady, spreading crown. Also makes a excellent specimen plant as a young tree.

It has soft hairy new growth that becomes hairless with age. It has a grey brown trunk, the outer surface of live bark is green with orange to brown blotches, leaves 10cm - 35cm long, leaflets 4cm - 8cm, glossy upper surface, pale dull bottom surface. The inflorescence type is a panicle up to 15cm long with small creamy brown flowers, Bright red fruits are usually 2 lobed but can be 1 or 3 lobed. Prolific fruits occurs in February each year. Small Leaved Tamarind is self pollinating but fruit set is greatly improved if 2 other trees are growing near by.