Accession Data

Eustrephus latifolius

Common Name: Wombat Berry

Family: Asparagaceae

Synonym(s): Luzuriaga latifolia (R.Br.) Poir.

Country of Origin: New Guinea to New Caledonia, E. & SE. Australia

Uses: Small root tubers are sweet tasting when eaten raw. White pulp around the seeds is also edible

Accession Data

Accession #: 198501083

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1206

Quantity: 3

Source: Unknown

Provenance:

Plant has existed as Luzuriaga latifolia in EEB Greenhouses since pre-1985.  
Subsequent info and DNA sequencing show that it is not Luzuriaga but Eustrephus latifolius. (Ray Neyland, 2001) 

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asparagaceae

SubFamily: Lomandroideae

Tribe: Arthropodium group

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010

References

  1. Bris bane Rainforest Action & Information Network
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, August 05, 2016.
  4. ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019.
  5. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

Images

Eustrephus latifolius