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Eustrephus latifolius

Botanic Family

Asparagaceae

Author

R. Brown

Hardiness Zone

Min5C

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• New South Wales
• Queensland
• Victoria - Australia
• New Caledonia
• S. New Guinea
• Solomon Islands

Natural Habitats

• Coastal scrub
• open forest
• rainforest.

Flowering Times

• Oct-Nov
• Apr
• Spring to early Summer

Fruiting Times

• May (Australia)

Twining evergreen perennial or small shrub sometimes tuberous rooted, with leaves to 200mm x 50mm. Axillary cymes with an ovate bract at base, 15mm white, pink or mauve flowers with convex sepals, fringed tepals, 20mm diameter orange berries

Tuberous roots and arils used as food by native Australians

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Jones & Gray 1977
• Wrigley & Fagg 1979
• RHS A-Z
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana
• Kew