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'''''Exocarpos''''' is a genus |
'''''Exocarpos''''' is a genus of [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s in the sandalwood family [[Santalaceae]]. They are found throughout [[South East Asia]], [[Australia]] and the [[Pacific Islands]]. |
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They are semi-[[parasitic]], requiring the roots of a host tree, a trait they share with many other members of the Santalaceae. |
They are semi-[[parasitic]], requiring the roots of a host tree, a trait they share with many other members of the Santalaceae. |
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Species include: |
Species include: |
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*''[[Exocarpos aphyllus]]'' <small> [[R.Br.]]</small> - Leafless Ballart |
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*''[[Exocarpos cupressiformis]]'' <small>[[Jacques Labillardière|Labill.]]</small> - Cherry Ballart |
*''[[Exocarpos cupressiformis]]'' <small> [[Jacques Labillardière|Labill.]] </small> - Cherry Ballart |
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*''[[Exocarpos dasystachys]]'' <small>[[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]</small> |
*''[[Exocarpos dasystachys]]'' <small>[[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]</small> |
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*''[[Exocarpos floribunda]]'' <small>[[Karel Domin|Domin]]</small> |
*''[[Exocarpos floribunda]]'' <small>[[Karel Domin|Domin]]</small> |
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*''[[Exocarpos glandulacea]]'' <small>[[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]</small> |
*''[[Exocarpos glandulacea]]'' <small>[[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]</small> |
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*''[[Exocarpos homalocladus]]'' <small> [[C.Moore]] & [[F.Muell.]] </small> - Grass Tree |
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*''[[Exocarpos humifusa]]'' <small> [[Robert Brown|R.Br.]] </small> |
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*''[[Exocarpos latifolius]]'' <small> [[Robert Brown|R.Br.]]</small> - Broad-leaved Cherry |
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*''[[Exocarpos leptomerioides]]'' <small>[[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]</small> |
*''[[Exocarpos leptomerioides]]'' <small>[[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]</small> |
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*''[[Exocarpos nanus]]'' <small>[[Joseph Dalton Hooker|Hook.f.]]</small> |
*''[[Exocarpos nanus]]'' <small>[[Joseph Dalton Hooker|Hook.f.]]</small> - Alpine Ballart |
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*''[[Exocarpos odoratus]]'' <small> ([[Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel|Miq.]]) [[A.DC.]] </small> - Scented Ballart |
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*''[[Exocarpos pendula]]'' <small>[[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]</small> |
*''[[Exocarpos pendula]]'' <small>[[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]</small> |
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*''[[Exocarpos sparteus]]'' <small> [[R.Br.]] </small> - Broom Ballart |
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*''[[Exocarpos strictus]]'' <small> [[R.Br.]] </small> - Pale-fruit Ballart |
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*''[[Exocarpos syrticola]]'' <small> ([[F.Muell]]. ex [[Miq]].) [[Stauffer]] </small> |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/wintab What's Its Name?] |
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*[http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/search/quick?q=Exocarpos FloraBase - The West Australian Flora: ''Exocarpus''] |
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*[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&search=yes&namesearch=exocarpos&showsyn=OK&dist= PlantNet - New South Wales Flora Online: ''Exocarpos''] |
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[[Category: Santalales]] |
[[Category: Santalales]] |
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Exocarpos is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the sandalwood family Santalaceae. They are found throughout South East Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
They are semi-parasitic, requiring the roots of a host tree, a trait they share with many other members of the Santalaceae.
In Australia, they are known as ballarts.
Species include:
- Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br. - Leafless Ballart
- Exocarpos cupressiformis Labill. - Cherry Ballart
- Exocarpos dasystachys Schltdl.
- Exocarpos floribunda Domin
- Exocarpos glandulacea Miq.
- Exocarpos homalocladus C.Moore & F.Muell. - Grass Tree
- Exocarpos humifusa R.Br.
- Exocarpos latifolius R.Br. - Broad-leaved Cherry
- Exocarpos leptomerioides Miq.
- Exocarpos nanus Hook.f. - Alpine Ballart
- Exocarpos odoratus (Miq.) A.DC. - Scented Ballart
- Exocarpos pendula F.Muell.
- Exocarpos sparteus R.Br. - Broom Ballart
- Exocarpos strictus R.Br. - Pale-fruit Ballart
- Exocarpos syrticola (F.Muell. ex Miq.) Stauffer
References
- What's Its Name?
- FloraBase - The West Australian Flora: Exocarpus
- PlantNet - New South Wales Flora Online: Exocarpos
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