Tupeia antarctica

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Tupeia antarctica
Light:Full Sun Part Shade
Moisture:Mesic
Soil pH:5.6-8.4
Native to:
Edible Rating:PFAF Edibility Rating
Tea:Yes
Poisonous

Tupeia antarctica

Propagation: Seed

Cultivation: Plants are monoecious-dioecious, occasionally polygamous[1].

Range: New Zealand.

Habitat: Lowland and montane forest throughout New Zealand[2], hemiparasitic on Neopanax spp., Coprosma spp., Carpodetus spp. and Cytisus proliferus[1].

Edibility: Fruit - raw[3][2].

Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.

Flower Type: Monoecious

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Allan, Harry. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer Publications, 1961.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Crowe, Andrew. Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Hodder and Stoughton, 1990.
  3. Brooker, Stanley. Economic Native Plants of New Zealand. Oxford University Press, 1991.