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Lissanthe sapida

Common name:		Family:	Epacridaceae
Author:	R.Br.	Botanical references:	1, 154, 265
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Australia - Victoria and New South Wales.
Habitat:	Open forests, especially in gravelly ground[154].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Ericales. Epacris family

Physical Characteristics

An evergreen shrub growing to 1m by 2m . It is frost tender. It is in leaf all year. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

Fruit.

Fruit - raw. Pleasant to eat[144, 154]. The red fruit is about 8mm in diameter[265].

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

This species is hardy to about -7°c in Australian gardens[157], though this cannot be translated to British gardens due to their cooler summers that often fail to fully ripen new wood and also their colder and wetter winters[K]. Plants require cool greenhouse treatment in Britain[1].
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Propagation

Seed -

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References

[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.

[1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).

[144] Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana 1976 ISBN 0-00-634436-4
A very good pocket guide.

[154] Ewart. A. J. Flora of Victoria.
A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project.

[157] Wrigley. J. W. and Fagg. M. Australian Native Plants. Collins. (Australia) 1988 ISBN 0-7322-0021-0
A lovely book, written in order to encourage Australian gardeners to grow their native plants. A little bit of information for the plant project.

[265] Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Flora of the Sydney Region Reed. Australia. 1993 ISBN 0730104001
Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.

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