Eupomatia laurina
Bolwarra
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Eupomatiaceae
- Genus
- Eupomatia
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Foliage
- evergreen
- Woodiness
- woody
- Height
- 6 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
Fruit - raw. A sweet, aromatic, pleasant taste[2].
Material uses
Wood - soft, coarse-grained[3].
Environment
- Range
- Australia - New South Wales.
- Habitat
- In or near rainforests by the coast and neighbouring plateaux[4].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
Seed -
Cultivation
Requires cool greenhouse treatment in Britain[1]. Some authorities place this genus in the family Annonaceae. 193
References
F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00
Cribb. A. B. and J. W. Wild Food in Australia. Fontana 1976-00-00 ISBN 0-00-634436-4
Ewart. A. J. Flora of Victoria.
Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Flora of the Sydney Region Reed. Australia. 1993-00-00 ISBN 0730104001