- Eustrephus latifolius
Taxobox
name = "Eustrephus latifolius
image_width = 240px
image_caption =‘’E. Latifolius’’foliage
regnum =Plant ae
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 insclerophyll forest,woodland ,heath ,gallery forest and on margins ofrainforest .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.
References
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