Eremophila latrobei
F.Muell.
Scrophulariaceae
Common Name: Native Fuchsia
General Information
Eremophila latrobei is a shrub usually growing up to 2 metres tall, occasionally reaching 4 metres[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
Range
Australia - all mainland states except Victoria, mainly in the arid and semi-arid regions,
Habitat
Grows on undulating country in Bimble Box communities and on rocky ridges and hillsides, and on sandplains in Mulga communities[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Properties
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A decoction of the leaves has been used as a wash for treating scabies, or drunk or rubbed on the body for the treatment of colds[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
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- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
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- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
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An ethanol extract of the stems has been reported to be effective in inhibiting the Australian endemic Ross River virus, the causative agent of the human disease Ross River fever[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The essential oil has been found to contain a high level of the toxic furanoid sesquiterpene ketone, (-)-ngaione[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The antimicrobial compound biflorin has also been isolated from the leaf resin[
1462- Title
- An Ethnopharmacological Study of Medicinal Plants of the Kamilaroi and Muruwari Aboriginal Communities in Northern N
- Publication
- A Thesis submitted at Macquarie University
- Author
- Qian Liu
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
-
- Description
- In particular it looks at Ethnopharacological information on the genera Eremurus and Exocarpus. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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