Native grape
Cissus oblonga, Fam. Vitaceae
Robust vine with glossy green foliage. Young growth glabrous or with rusty hairs. Tendrils unbranched, leaf opposed.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Vine (Climbing, Twining or groundcover) |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple, alternate, entire (or small teeth present near apex), oblong-ovate, 3-11 x 1.5-6cm. Conspicuous domatia, hooded, elongate translucent dots present. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Cream, Green |
| Flower description: | Small, compact, cream green flowers. Mostly summer. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Black, Purple |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Purple black when ripe, globose or obovoid berries, about 1cm in diameter. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland. |
| Food source for: | Larval food plant of the painted vine moth Agarista agricola and the hawk moths Acosmeryx anceus, Gnathothlibus erotus subsp. eras, Hippotion scrofa (scrofa hawk moth), Theretra oldenlandiae (vine hawk moth), T. clotho subsp. celata and T. latreillei. |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | Not edible. Grow from fresh seed or cuttings. |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
