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Snake vine

Stephania japonica, Fam. Menispermaceae


Climber or twiner, slender stems without prickles, dioecious.

Weed Category:
Weed: No
Form or habit: Vine (Climbing, Twining or groundcover)
Family: Menispermaceae
Leaf:
Peltate, lamina circular to ovate or triangular, petiolate.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

Green

Flower description: Small, green flowers form on compound umbels, growing from the leaf axils in inflorescences up to 8cm long.
Fruit conspicuous: Conspicuous
Fruit colour:

Orange, Red

Fruit:
Fruit description: Obovoid drupe, orange or red at maturity.
Habitat: Coastal dune, open forest, rainforest.
Distribution Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea, Melanesia, Asia.
Food source for:
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Asia.
Notes:
Information sources: Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers., PlantNET (2022) Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers. FloraOnline.

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