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Blood vine
Austrosteenisia blackii, Fam. Fabaceae
A large vigorous and woody vine
Weed Category:
Weed:
No
Form or habit:
Vine (Climbing, Twining or groundcover)
Family:
Fabaceae
Leaf:
Alternate
Compound, pinnate, short thickened leaf stalks. 5-11 leaflets, egg shaped dark green 5 x 2cm.
Flower conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Flower colour:
Maroon, Pink
Flower description:
Pea-like flower, dark maroon to pink approx. 1cm long, borne on long loosely branched racemes.
Fruit conspicuous:
Conspicuous
Fruit colour:
Brown
Fruit:
Dry
Fruit description:
Golden brown pods, flat, papery to 10 x 2cm containing 2-5 green or brown seeds.
Habitat:
Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, rainforest.
Distribution
North-eastern QLD to north-eastern NSW - Cooktown QLD to Hunter River in NSW.
Food source for:
Host plant for orange aeroplane butterfly pupae.
Toxicity:
No toxicity known
Origin:
Australia
Notes:
Stems can reach lengths of 20m and diameters of 400mm.
Information sources:
Beasley J. (2008) Plants of Tropical North Queensland.
