Chain Fruit
Photo: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey
Chain Fruit,
Alyxia
spp.
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Alyxia
usually grow as shrubs with whorls of small leaves that are slightly prickly
to the touch.
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They
develop small red or orange fruit that are often joined together in short
‘chains’ or in connected lumps.
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They are
found in rainforest, monsoon forest, coastal heath and vine thicket in eastern
and tropical Australia and Asia.
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They are
very common in the rainforest understory along the tracks at Mossman Gorge.
Script: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey BSc.(Zool) Biologist Guide
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