Tupeia antarctica
(G.Forst.)Cham.&Schlecht.
Loranthaceae
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General Information
Tupeia antarctica is a Shrub
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
New Zealand.
Habitat
Lowland and montane forest throughout New Zealand[
173- Title
- Native Edible Plants of New Zealand.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Crowe. A.
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-340-508302
- Description
- A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet.
], hemiparasitic on Neopanax spp., Coprosma spp., Carpodetus spp. and Cytisus proliferus[
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants are monoecious-dioecious, occasionally polygamous[
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
153- Title
- Economic Native Plants of New Zealand.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brooker. S. G., Cambie. R. C. and Cooper. R. C.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1991
- ISBN
- 0-19-558229-2
- Description
- An interesting and readable book on the useful plants of New Zealand.
,
173- Title
- Native Edible Plants of New Zealand.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Crowe. A.
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-340-508302
- Description
- A very well written and illustrated book based on the authors own experiments with living on a native diet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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