Marsdenia australis, also known as the bush banana, native pear or Mayaka, is a climber producing edible fruit. Flowering in the Flinders Ranges in November.
Bush Banana flower
Bush Banana fruiting
Known as the bush banana, native pear or Mayaka, Marsdenia australis is a climber produces palatable fruit early in the season. Here is a near developed seed pod (70mm), too fibrous to eat. On maturity it would naturally split open and release fluffy plumes of airborne seeds.
