Native rubber vine
Gymnanthera oblonga, Fam. Apocynaceae
Scrambling or twining shrub or climber, to 6m high with branchlets tawny-brown, lenticellate, slightly pubescent.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Vine (Climbing, Twining or groundcover) |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Leaf: | Oblong or elliptic, 3-5.5 × 1.5-2.5cm, papery, glabrous, base rounded or broadly cuneate, apex rounded, apiculate. Petiole 5-10mm. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Yellow, Cream, Green |
| Flower description: | Axillary, subsessile, congested cymes, 2cm wide, to 7-flowered, glabrous. Pedicel 5-10mm. Ovate sepals ovate, 2 x 1mm, five to ten basal glands. Yellow green or white cream flowers. June to September. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Dark brown follicles, 8-12 x 0.5-0.6cm. Tawny-brown, oblong seed, 7 x 2 mm. September to January. |
| Habitat: | Mangroves, vine thicket, wetland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green., Florabase (2022) Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green., Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (2022) Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green. Plants of the World Online. |
