Causonis clematidea
Appearance
(Redirected from Slender grape)
Native grape | |
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Native Grape – at Eastwood, Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Tribe: | Cayratieae |
Genus: | Causonis |
Species: | C. clematidea
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Binomial name | |
Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes
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Synonyms | |
Causonis clematidea, known as the native grape or slender grape, is a common Australian vine in the grape family.[1] Growing in or on the edges of tropical forest, from the Shoalhaven River gorges north to Queensland. Tendrils form opposite the leaf.
Description
[edit]C. clematidea has compound leaves with a terminal leaflet. Usually five toothed leaflets. 1 to 8 cm long. 5 mm to 40 mm wide. Small greenish flowers occur in summer. The grape is shiny black, 5 to 7 mm in diameter.
References
[edit]- Rainforest Climbing Plants – Williams & Harden, 2000 ISBN 0-85834-293-6 page 13
- Plant Net, Cayratia clematidea http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cayratia~clematidea Retrieved 14 September 2009