''Drymophila moorei'', the orange berry, occurs naturally from the

Manning River Manning River (Birpai language, Biripi: ''Boolumbahtee''), an open and Breakwater (structure), trained mature wind wave, wave dominated estuary#Lagoon-type or bar-built, barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast ...

in northern

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

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. The habit is as a

herb Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typically distingu ...

, occurring at the rainforest floor, usually at high altitudes. Easily identified when in fruit. ''

Drymophila __NOTOC__ ''Drymophila'' is a bird genus in the antbird family (Thamnophilidae). It is a relative of the typical antwrens. The genus ''Drymophila'' was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1824. The Drymophila antbird is a s ...

'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Alstroemeriaceae Alstroemeriaceae is a family of flowering plants, with 254 known species in four genera, almost entirely native to the Americas, from Central America to southern South America. One species of '' Luzuriaga'' occurs in New Zealand, and the genus '' ...

. It has also been placed in

Luzuriagaceae Luzuriagaceae is a family of flowering plants that was recognized in the 1998 APG system and the 2003 APG II system. The 2009 APG III system merged this small family into the Alstroemeriaceae, within the order Liliales Liliales is an order ...

, Convallariaceae and

Liliaceae The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fai ...

Description

A small glossy leaved plant up to 30 cm high. The main vertical stem is unbranched. Leaves 3 to 6 cm long, 1 to 2 cm wide. Leaves almost without a stem, the

petiole Petiole may refer to: *Petiole (botany), the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem *Petiole (insect anatomy) In entomology, petiole is the technical term for the narrow waist of some hymenopteran insects, especially ants, bees, and ...

being 1 mm long. Broad lanceolate to elliptic in shape with a prominent raised midrib and narrow point. Flowers occur mostly in spring with white or pinkish petals. The berry is orange or yellow in colour, with a small number of seeds. The berry is ovoid in shape, 1 to 1.5 cm long.

References

* * Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Alstroemeriaceae Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker {{liliales-stub