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Leptomeria aphylla R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Leptomeria

Characteristics

Erect shrub to 2 m, glabrous. Stems rigid, pungent, slightly striate, terete; flowering branchlets 0.7-1.5 mm diam. Leaves appressed, triangular to ovate, 0.5-1 mm long, caducous. Inflorescence a lateral raceme; rachis to 1 cm long; flowers 10-30, almost sessile; bracts similar to bracts but more cupped, to 0.5 mm long. Tepals to 0.5 mm long, green to purple; apex hooded to uncinate with adaxial thickening. Disc slightly lobed. Drupe ovoid, 5-8 mm long, fleshy.
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A small bushy shrub. It grows 1-2 m high and 1-2 m wide. The small branches are cylindrical. They are stiff and bluish-green. They often have spines at the tips. There are normally no leaves. The flowers are in spike like groups. These are about 1 cm long and with 30 flowers. The flowers are very small and purplish. The fruit are 0.5-0.8 cm long and green. They are fleshy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.75
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in heathland and open forest. It grows in warm temperate locations. They do best in lightly shady locations.
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Occurs in open-forest, woodland, mallee and heath communities, but also in subalpine eucalypt woodland
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses food
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Distribution

Leptomeria aphylla world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:780303-1
WFO ID wfo-0000446107
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leptomeria pungens Leptomeria aphylla
WorldFloraDB 2024