OORAY

(Davidsonia pruriens)

Common name: Davidson’s plum.

Ooray is a fruit native to Australia.

A small, narrow, rainforest tree which bears edible, 50 mm long plum-like fruit with a purple-black skin. The large leaves to 800 mm long have many leaflets, each up to 250 mm long. The varieties found in North Queensland are different from those found in Southern Queensland and Northern NSW.

Fruits of ooray

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Usage

The fruit has dark red flesh with a sour plum flavour. It is unpleasantly acid when raw. However this is an important fruit in the modern bushfood industry of Australia. The fruit flesh's colour makes it attractive as an additive. It is used to make jam and wine, and to provide colouring and flavouring in sauces, ice creams and drinks.