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Eupomatiaceae FAMILY

Eupomatia bennettii

Eupomatia bennettii

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eupomatia bennettii is a straggly, evergreen shrub growing from a tuberous rootstock. It usually grows up to 70cm tall, though sometimes reaching 150cm, and the smaller plants are often unbranched[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 440 Title Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Publication Author Website http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Queensland
HabitatExtremely tall open forest and very tall complex notophyll closed forest with emergents[ 440 Title Brisbane Rainforest Action and Information Network, Publication Author Website http://www.brisrain.webcentral.com.au Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Information on plants in the Queensland Rainforests. ]..