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Tupeia antarctica

Common name:		Family:	Loranthaceae
Author:	(G.Forst.)Cham.&Schlecht.	Botanical references:	44
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	New Zealand.
Habitat:	Lowland and montane forest throughout New Zealand[173], hemiparasitic on Neopanax spp., Coprosma spp., Carpodetus spp. and Cytisus proliferus[44].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	antarctica = of Antarctic regions; arctica = of the arctic;
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Santalales. Showy Mistletoe family

Physical Characteristics

Shrub. . The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant). 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

Flowers.

Fruit - raw[153, 173].

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Plants are monoecious-dioecious, occasionally polygamous[44].

Propagation

Seed -

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Web References

References for the family Loranthaceae.

[CHINA] Draft Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

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References

[44] Allan. H. H. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer, Wellington. 1961
The standard work, in 3 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats.

[153] Brooker. S. G., Cambie. R. C. and Cooper. R. C. Economic Native Plants of New Zealand. Oxford University Press 1991 ISBN 0-19-558229-2
An interesting and readable book on the useful plants of New Zealand.

[173] Crowe. A. Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Hodder and Stoughton 1990 ISBN 0-340-508302
A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet.

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Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future - Species Database. Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
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