Exocarpos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Exocarpos
Cherry ballart (Exocarpos cupressiformis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Exocarpos Pers.
Species
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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 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 New South Wales species, and for Victorian species.

Exocarpos species

• Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br. - Leafless ballart, jointed cherry
• Exocarpos bidwillii Hook. - "Takana". New Zealand
• Exocarpos cupressiformis Labill. - Cherry ballart, cypress cherry
• Exocarpos dasystachys Schltdl.
• Exocarpos floribunda Domin
• Exocarpos gaudichaudii A.DC. - Hulumoa (Hawaiʻi)
• Exocarpos glandulacea Miq.
• Exocarpos homalocladus C.Moore & F.Muell. - Grass tree
• Exocarpos humifusus R.Br.
• Exocarpos latifolius R.Br. - Broad-leaved cherry
• Exocarpos leptomerioides Miq.
• Exocarpos luteolus Forbes - Heau (Island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi)
• Exocarpos menziesii Stauffer - Heau (Hawaiʻi)
• Exocarpos nanus Hook.f. - Alpine ballart
• Exocarpos odoratus (Miq.) A.DC. - Scented ballart
• Exocarpos pendula F.Muell.
• Exocarpos sparteus R.Br. - Broom ballart, slender cherry
• Exocarpos strictus R.Br. - Pale-fruit ballart, dwarf cherry
• Exocarpos syrticola (F.Muell. ex Miq.) Stauffer - Coast ballart

See also

In Spanish: Exocarpos para niños