Exocarpos

Exocarpos
File:Exocarpos cupressiformis.jpg
Cherry Ballart (Exocarpos cupressiformis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Santalaceae
Genus:	Exocarpos Pers.
Species
See text.

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.

Exocarpos species

• Exocarpos aphyllus R.Br. - Leafless Ballart, jointed cherry
• 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 humifusa 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

References

• What's Its Name?
• FloraBase - The West Australian Flora: Exocarpos
• PlantNet - New South Wales Flora Online: Exocarpos