Santalaceae FAMILY

Exocarpos latifolius

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is considered to be poisonous by some native peoples[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Botanical Description

Exocarpos latifolius is a semi-parasitic, evergreen plant, able to photosynthesize but also gaining nourishment from the roots of its host. An erect to spreading shrub or small tree, it usually grows up to 10 metres tall, occasionally reaching 20 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The bole can be 15 - 25cm in diameter[ 601 Title The Useful Native Plants of Australia. Publication Author Maiden J.H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Turner & Co.; London. Year 1889 ISBN Description Terse details of the uses of many Australian plants and other species naturalised, or at least growing, in Australia. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines and Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia.

HabitatFound in many habitats; shrubland, woodland and forest; esp. on coastal dunes; river banks and sandstone gullies; at low altitudes[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Reported hosts are Petalostigma spp., Canthium spp., Terminalia sp., Callitris sp. and the species itself[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].