Exocarpos

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms  > Eudicots > Rosids >  Santalales > Santalaceae > Exocarpos 

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Plant  information

Common name:                Ballarts  

• In Australia, they are known as ballarts, and several species are known as cherries

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• Exocarpos is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees 

• 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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• They are found throughout Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

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Additional notes:     

• A genus in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae

• Within Australia, an identification key is available for New South Wales species and for Victorian species

  • Exocarpos species

    1. Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br. - Leafless ballart,[3] jointed cherry

    2. Exocarpos bidwillii Hook.f. - "Takana". New Zealand

    3. Exocarpos cupressiformis Labill. - Cherry ballart, cypress cherry

    4. Exocarpos dasystachys Schltdl.

    5. Exocarpos floribunda Domin

    6. Exocarpos gaudichaudii A.DC. - Hulumoa (Hawaiʻi)[4]

    7. Exocarpos glandulacea Miq.

    8. Exocarpos homalocladus C.Moore & F.Muell. - Grass tree

    9. Exocarpos humifusus R.Br.

    10. Exocarpos latifolius R.Br. - Broad-leaved cherry

    11. Exocarpos leptomerioides Miq.

    12. Exocarpos longifolius (L.) Endl.

    13. Exocarpos luteolus Forbes - Heau (Island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi)[5]

    14. Exocarpos menziesii Stauffer - Heau (Hawaiʻi)[6]

    15. Exocarpos nanus Hook.f. - Alpine ballart

    16. Exocarpos odoratus (Miq.) A.DC. - Scented ballart

    17. Exocarpos pendula F.Muell.

    18. Exocarpos sparteus R.Br. - Broom ballart, slender cherry

    19. Exocarpos strictus R.Br. - Pale-fruit ballart, dwarf cherry

    20. Exocarpos syrticola (F.Muell. ex Miq.) Stauffer - Coast ballart

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocarpos (2023)