Cassytha melantha

Cassytha melantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Cassytha
Species:	C. melantha
Binomial name
Cassytha melantha R.Br.[1]

Cassytha melantha is a parasitic vine.^[2][3] Common names include Coarse Dodder-laurel and Large Dodder-laurel.^[2][4] The fruits are about 10-15 millimetres in diameter and are green, drying to black. These are edible and are harvested in the wild.^[4][5]

The species occurs in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales in Australia. ^[3]

The name has sometimes been misapplied to Cassytha filiformis.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Cassytha carpentariae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Cassytha+carpentariae. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Cassytha melantha R.Br.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2953. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Cassytha melantha R.Br.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cassytha~melantha. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Cassytha melantha". Yarra Ranges Local Plant Directory. http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Directory/S2_Item.asp?Mkey=555&S3Key=33. Retrieved 2009-07-12. 
5. ^ "Cassytha Melantha, Vine Berries, Fruit". NUTTAB 2006 Online Version. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/monitoringandsurveillance/nuttab2006/onlineversionintroduction/onlineversion.cfm?&action=getFood&foodID=15A10282. Retrieved 2009-07-12. ^{[dead link]}