Biology:Cassytha melantha
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Short description: Species of plant
| Cassytha melantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cassytha |
| Species: | C. melantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassytha melantha R.Br.[1]
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Cassytha melantha is a parasitic vine.[2][3] Common names include coarse dodder-laurel and large dodder-laurel.[2][4] The fruits are about 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) in diameter and are green, drying to black. These are edible and are harvested in the wild.[4][5]
The species occurs in the states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales in Australia .[3]
The name has sometimes been misapplied to Cassytha filiformis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cassytha melantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Cassytha+melantha.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cassytha melantha R.Br.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2953.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cassytha melantha R.Br.". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cassytha~melantha.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cassytha melantha". Yarra Ranges Local Plant Directory. http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Directory/S2_Item.asp?Mkey=555&S3Key=33.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "Cassytha Melantha, Vine Berries, Fruit". NUTTAB 2006 Online Version. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/consumerinformation/novelfoods/nuttab2006/onlineversionintroduction/onlineversion.cfm?&action=getFood&foodID=15A10282.
Wikidata ☰ Q5049526 entry
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