Eustrephus latifolius

Taxobox
name = "Eustrephus latifolius

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = ‘’E. Latifolius’’foliage
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =
familia = Luzuriagaceae
genus = "Eustrephus"
species = "E. latifolius"
binomial = "Eustrephus latifolius"

Wombat berry, "Eustrephus latifolius", is an evergreen vine native to eastern Australia that grows in sclerophyll forest, woodland, heath, gallery forest and on margins of rainforest.

Leaves with lamina variable in shape, elliptic to linear, 3–10 cm long and 3–35 mm wide. All leaf veins are equally distinct. Flowers are pink to mauve or white. The globose capsule is 1–2 cm diam., yellow-orange, with numerous black seeds set in a white aril. [ PlantNET, "Eustrephus latifolius" plant profile [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Eustrephus~latifolius] ]

Uses

The tubers are eaten baked, and have an earthy sweet flavor.

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