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Billardiera longiflora
Appleberry
Evergreen climber
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The Billardiera longiflora plant species is found in Australia - New South Wales,Tasmania, Victoria It is a member of the Pittosporaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Appleberry. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses
Medicinal | Edible Uses
Latin Name: Billardiera longiflora
Common Name: Appleberry
Family: Pittosporaceae
Author: Labill.
Known Hazards: The leaves contain saponins. Although poisonous, saponins are poorly absorbed by the human body and so most pass through without harm. Saponins are quite bitter and can be found in many common foods such as some beans. They can be removed by carefully leaching in running water. Thorough cooking, and perhaps changing the cooking water once, will also normally remove most of them. However, it is not advisible to eat large quantities of food that contain saponins. Saponins are much more toxic to some creatures, such as fish, and hunting tribes have traditionally put large quantities of them in streams, lakes etc in order to stupefy or kill the fish[K].
Mature Height: 2.4 Mature Width:
Habitat: Gullies and cool forests in montane and sub-alpine zones.
Edible Uses: Fruit - raw[3, 157, 183]. Aromatic, mealy and pleasant[144]. Remove the seeds before eating the fruit[144]. The fruit does not have a pulp[154] and is dry and boring[K]. The deep blue fruit is up to 25mm long[219].
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Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses
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