''Exocarpos'' is a genus of

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shrubs and small

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s in the sandalwood family,

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. They are found throughout

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, Australia and the

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. They are semi-

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, requiring the roots of a host tree, a trait they share with many other members of the Santalaceae. In Australia, they are known as ''ballarts'', and several species are known as cherries. Within Australia, an identification key is available for

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species, and for

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n species.

''Exocarpos'' species

* '' Exocarpos aphyllus'' R.Br. - Leafless ballart, jointed cherry * ''Exocarpos bidwillii'' Hook. - "Takana". New Zealand * ''

Exocarpos cupressiformis ''Exocarpos cupressiformis'', with common names that include native cherry, cherry ballart, and cypress cherry, belongs to the sandalwood family of plants. It is a species endemic to Australia. Occasionally the genus name is spelt "Exocarpus" but ...

'' Labill. - Cherry ballart, cypress cherry * '' Exocarpos dasystachys''

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* '' Exocarpos floribunda''

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Exocarpos gaudichaudii ''Exocarpos gaudichaudii'' (also called Gaudichaud's exocarpus or hulumoa) is a species of plant in the Santalaceae family. It is endemic to Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat ...

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- ''Hulumoa'' (

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) * '' Exocarpos glandulacea''

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* '' Exocarpos homalocladus''

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F.Muell. Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vic ...

- Grass tree * '' Exocarpos humifusus'' R.Br. * ''

Exocarpos latifolius ''Exocarpos latifolius'' is a species of parasitic tree, in the plant family Santalaceae. They have the common names broad leaved ballart, scrub sandal-wood, scrub cherry, oringorin, broad leaved cherry or native cherry. The species is found in ...

'' R.Br. - Broad-leaved cherry * '' Exocarpos leptomerioides'' Miq. * '' Exocarpos luteolus''

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- ''Heau'' (Island of Kauai in Hawaii) * '' Exocarpos menziesii'' Stauffer - ''Heau'' (Hawaii) * ''

Exocarpos nanus ''Exocarpos'' is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae. They are found throughout Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. They are semi- parasitic, requiring the roots of a host tree, a tr ...

'' Hook.f. - Alpine ballart * ''

Exocarpos odoratus ''Exocarpos'' is a genus of flowering shrubs and small trees in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae. They are found throughout Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. They are semi- parasitic, requiring the roots of a host tree, a ...

'' (Miq.) A.DC. - Scented ballart * '' Exocarpos pendula'' F.Muell. * '' Exocarpos sparteus'' R.Br. - Broom ballart, slender cherry * ''

Exocarpos strictus ''Exocarpos strictus'', with common names pale-fruit ballart, pale ballart, and dwarf cherry, is an adaptably versatile erect shrub bearing cherry-like fruit, that forms dense thickets, that is native to parts of Australia (including Tasmania). ...

'' R.Br. - Pale-fruit ballart, dwarf cherry * '' Exocarpos syrticola'' (F.Muell. ex Miq.) Stauffer - Coast ballart

References

External links

What's Its Name?FloraBase - The West Australian Flora: ''Exocarpos''PlantNet - New South Wales Flora Online: ''Exocarpos''
Santalales genera {{Santalales-stub