Tupeia antarctica
a perennial woody member of the Tupeia genus in the family Loranthaceae.
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Genus
- Tupeia
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Woodiness
- woody
- Flower type
- monoecious
Uses
Edible uses
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- Plant part
- Flowers
Environment
- Range
- New Zealand.
- Habitat
- Lowland and montane forest throughout New Zealand[2], hemiparasitic on Neopanax spp., Coprosma spp., Carpodetus spp. and Cytisus proliferus[3].
- 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
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Seed -
Cultivation
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Plants are monoecious-dioecious, occasionally polygamous[3].
References
Brooker. S. G., Cambie. R. C. and Cooper. R. C. Economic Native Plants of New Zealand. Oxford University Press 1991-00-00 ISBN 0-19-558229-2
Crowe. A. Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Hodder and Stoughton 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-340-508302
Allan. H. H. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer, Wellington. 1961-00-00