Amyema cambagei

(Blekely) Danser

Needle-leaved Mistletoe, Swamp oak mistletoe

Loranthaceae Edible: Fruit 780 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Amyema cambagei, commonly known as sheoak mistletoe, is a species of flowering plant, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Australia, and found in New South Wales and Queensland in sclerophyll forest and woodland on several species of Casuarinaceae.

Description

It grows on Casuarina glauca and has leaves like the host plant. It is an evergreen plant. The leaves are long and slender. The leaves are 5-10 cm long. The flower buds are slender and up to 2 cm long. The fruit is a small round berry.

Edible Uses

The fruits are eaten raw.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten raw.

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Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Cultivation

Plants are grown by seeds. These are spread by birds.

Notes

There are about 90-100 Amyema species.

Synonyms

Loranthus cambagei Blakely

References (6)

Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 76
Haslam, S., 2004, Noosa's Native Plants. Noosa Integrated Catchment Assn. Inc. p 123
Hunter, J.T., 2017, Is there a relationship between contemporary high Aboriginal plant resource locations and mapped vegetation communities? Cunninghamia 17:27-34. The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. ISSN 2200 - 405X
Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 19
Steenbeeke, Greg as part of the Plants Directory project. List of plant species from northern NSW that may be used as food plants p 5

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