In Australia, the trees bloom from December to February and again in September and the fruits mature in their fall and winter months. In Florida, blooming takes place from April to June and the fruit is in season in September and October. The tree, like that of the bignay, is prone to infestation by mealybugs and scale insects and associated sooty mold. The black currant tree, A. ghaesembilla Gaertn. Both types occur in terminal panicles or rarely solitary.
Some trees bear both male and female flowers but on separate branches.
The trees flower off and on during the year but mostly March to May in Asia. The seed kernels are sharply angular. When fully ripe the fruit is subacid to somewhat sweet. Generally the fruits are eaten mainly by children, but they are appreciated as thirst-quenchers by forest people of Thailand. They were made into jam by early settlers in Australia.