Family: Santalaceae
Exocarpos aphyllus
Citation:
R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 357 ( 1810).
Synonymy: Xylophyllos aphyllus (R. Br.)Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 589 (1891); E. leptomerioides F. Muell. ex Miq., Nederl. Kruidk. Arch. 4:103 (1856).
, Exocarpos aphylla, Exocarpus aphyllus Common name: Leafless ballart, stiff (or jointed separate) cherry, currant-bush.
Description:
Much-branched shrub or small tree to 3.5 m high; branches stout, rigid, more or less spreading, round or flat-ribbed and stellate-hairy when young; leaves reduced to ovate caducous scales less than 1 mm long.
Flowers in short dense sessile spikes or clusters 2-4 mm long; rhachis pubescent; fruit ellipsoid to globular, usually stellate-hairy at first, 3-5 mm long, almost black when ripe.
Fruiting pedicel globular, 7-8 mm diam., broader than the fruit when fresh, withering to obconical, cream-coloured turning red.
Published illustration:
Costermans (1981) Native trees and shrubs of south-eastern Australia, p. 169.
Distribution:
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S.Aust.: LE, NU, GT, FR, EA, EP, NL, MU, YP, SL, KI. W.Aust.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: mainly Aug. — Dec.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Taxonomic notes:
Not always easily distinguishable from E. syrticola without fruit.
Author:
Not yet available
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