| Eustrephus latifolius | |
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| Flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| clade: | Angiosperms |
| clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Eustrephus R.Br. |
| Species: | E. latifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Eustrephus latifolius R.Br. ex Ker Gawl. |
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Eustrephus is a monotypic genus in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.[1]. The sole species Eustrephus latifolius (Wombat Berry) is an evergreen vine native to Malesia, the Pacific Islands and eastern Australia. It occurs in sclerophyll forest, woodland, heath, gallery forest and on margins of rainforest.
It has leaves with lamina variable in shape, elliptic to linear, 3–10 cm long and 3–35 mm wide. All leaf veins are equally distinct. Flowers are pink to mauve or white. The globose capsule is 1–2 cm diam., yellow-orange, with numerous black seeds set in a white aril.[2]
The tubers are eaten baked, and have an earthy sweet flavor.