Wild tree fruit and flowering tree from Christmas Island, Australia

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  1. djolof

    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    trees from Christmas island, Australia

    Hello,
    Here are :
    - a fruit that was on the ground amongst a bunch of others. It's empty inside and has a very soft shell. But may be it's in fact a flower ?
    - the other picture is from a big flowering tree seen in some properties, so it might have been imported on the island ?
    So if someone can help me with their names ..
    Cheers
     

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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    The tree looks like Schefflera actinophylla, Umbrella Tree.
     
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    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you Junglekeeper
     
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    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    Hello,
    Is it someone that has a clue for the white wild fruit (or flower ?) found in groups on the ground ?
    For the one who have been lucky to visit Christmas Island, it was on the left part of the track leading to the Dales parking lot, and it was around mid-december this year.
    Cheers
     
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    Were they attached to ground? Like a fungus (mushrooms)?
     
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    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    No they were loose on the ground. iT was a very wet area where a little stream was running. The shell was very soft and completely empty.
    I would say that they were around 10 cm wide, like a big apple.
    Here is another view of it.
    So I don't know if it's a fruit or a part of a flower.
    I've been going to the place many times but there were none until they all appeared in big numbers
     

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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    djolof Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you Daniel.

    And there is a colony of fruit-eating flying foxes on the island
    Endemic Pteropus melanotus natalis
    Big size diurnal animals
     

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