Bush Coconut - NT

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DEG: -23.070667 136.920303
DMS: 23º 04' 14.4" S 136º 55' 13.09" E
UTM: 53 K 7447365mN 696719mE
Altitude: 232.91m

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Anatye NT 0872
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Bush coconut stop on Batton Hill Bush Tucker Tour. A female coccid insect, usually Cystococcus pomiformis, settles on the branch of a desert bloodwood tree (Corymbia terminalis). It irritates the tree until it defends itself by sprouting a knobby tumor. This gall grows around the grub, who spends the rest of its life there, drinking tree sap and even mating with male grubs via a tiny air hole. Together, the gall and the worm form the bush coconut, sometimes called the less appetizing “bloodwood gall.” The name instead comes from the gall’s coconut-flavored flesh. The worm which has a sweet, juicy taste is also eaten.
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Closest Weather Station

Jervois at 22/08:00pm CST
Distance from Bush Coconut 80.51km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
34.8°C31.6°C18%7.0°C1008.0hPa0.0mmESE13km/hr
7knots
19km/hr
10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Jervois
Distance from Bush Coconut 80.51km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C38.536.934.530.525.322.021.925.029.733.235.937.7
Mean Min. °C22.722.119.214.39.96.45.27.111.315.618.921.3
Mean Rain mm50.058.732.817.518.510.614.37.68.815.424.838.4

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