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Needle berry Very dense large leaves envelop the trees in their quest for sunlight.<br />
The roots sprouting from their stems are sometimes used to climb while others are sent to the rainforest floor to gather water and nutrients.<br />
The fruit is yellow and soft but the berries are inedible due to the irritant like crystals. Australia,Geotagged,Needle berry,Rhaphidophora australasica,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Needle berry

Very dense large leaves envelop the trees in their quest for sunlight.
The roots sprouting from their stems are sometimes used to climb while others are sent to the rainforest floor to gather water and nutrients.
The fruit is yellow and soft but the berries are inedible due to the irritant like crystals.

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"Rhaphidophora australasica", commonly known as needle berry, is a plant in the arum family Araceae that is only found in the Wet Tropics bioregion of northeastern Queensland, Australia.

Similar species: Water-plantains, Seagrass
Species identified by Neptune
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Uploaded Jan 1, 2025. Captured Dec 31, 2024 14:16 in 9 Stewart St, Daintree QLD 4873, Australia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/11.0
  • 1/50s
  • ISO6400
  • 70mm