Drymophila moorei

Drymophila moorei
Orange Berry
Drymophila moorei at Mount Banda Banda, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Alstroemeriaceae
Genus: Drymophila
R.Br.[1]
Species: D. moorei
Binomial name
Drymophila moorei
Baker
Synonyms

Drymophila pyrrhocarpa F.Muell.

Drymophila moorei, the Orange Berry occurs naturally from the Manning River in northern New South Wales to Queensland.[2] The habit is as a herb, occurring at the rainforest floor, usually at high altitudes. Easily identified when in fruit.

Drymophila is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. It has also been placed in Luzuriagaceae, Convallariaceae and Liliaceae.[3]

Description

A small glossy leaved plant up to 30 cm high. The main vertical stem is unbranched. Leaves 3 to 6 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide. Leaves almost without a stem, the petiole being 1 mm long. Broad lanceolate to elliptic in shape with a prominent raised midrib and narrow point.

Flowers occur mostly in spring with white or pinkish petals. The berry is orange or yellow in colour, with a small number of seeds. The berry is ovoid in shape, 1 to 1.5 cm long.

Orange Berry fruit & leaves at Mount Banda Banda, Australia

References

  1. ^ "Drymophila". 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=Drymophila. Retrieved 2009-12-19. 
  2. ^ "Genus Drymophila". 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=gn&name=Drymophila. Retrieved 2009-12-19. 
  3. ^ "Genus: Drymophila R. Br.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?4005. Retrieved 2010-12-28. 


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