Scientific Name: Exocarpos latifolius

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  • Pronunciation:
    ex-oh-CAR-puss lat-ee-FOAL-ee-us
  • Common Name:
    Broad-leaved Ballart
  • Derivation:
    latifolius: L. latus - broad (broad leaf)
  • Type:
    Shrub Root Parasite , tree
  • Family:
    SANTALACEAE
  • Flowers:
    tiny on 2.5-8 cm spikes, winter
  • Fruit:
    oval 5-7 mm on enlarged stalk red, orange
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest, Seacoast, rainforest
  • Species List:
    Arthur Harrold NR,W2, Bush food, Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Cooroy Mill Site, Johns, Cranks Creek, Noosa North Shore PS, NNP Palm Grove, BHNR, NNS,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: swollen stem is delicious when fully ripe and beginning to wrinkle like a sultana.

Leaves reputed to have contraceptive properties when correctly prepared.

Identification Notes

Broad leaves||

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Fiery jewel.