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. |
