Omphalea queenslandiae
Omphalea queenslandiae
Safety & Hazards
Although the family Euphorbiaceae contains a very high percentage of poisonous plants, the seeds of this and several other species in the genus Omphalea are an exception to the rule, with several of them being considered wholesome and being eaten by humans. Some caution should be employed, however, since there are often warnings about how they should be eaten. Some reports, for example, say that the flesh in the seeds tastes quite pleasant but almost all people eating it report quite startling gastric consequences[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].
Botanical Description
Omphalea queenslandiae is a a large woody vine which climbs high up into trees. It has a red sticky sap when cut. The vine stem can become 10 - 15 cm across and grow to 20 metres long[ 658 Title Food Plants of Papua New Guinea Publication Author French. B.R. Publisher Author. Year 2006 ISBN Description Published on-line in PDF format, this book contains information on several hundred New Guinea food plants. ] The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.