Biology:Causonis clematidea

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Short description: Species of grapevine

Native grape
Cayratia clematidea Eastwood.jpg
Native Grape – at Eastwood, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Tribe: Cayratieae
Genus: Causonis
Species:
C. clematidea
Binomial name
Causonis clematidea
(F.Muell.) Jackes
Synonyms
  • Cayratia clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin
  • Vitis clematidea F.Muell.
  • Cissus clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin

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

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

  1. POWO: Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes.

Wikidata ☰ Q106900871 entry