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Muehlenbeckia australis (G.Forst.) Meisn.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Polygonaceae > Muehlenbeckia

Characteristics

Dioec., stout liane up to 10 m. tall, much-branched, branches ± interlacing (forming tangled masses in absence of support). Main stem up to 10 cm. diam.; branchlets slender, terete, ± grooved, glab. or nearly so; bark grey. Lvs on stiff petioles up to 25 mm. long. Lamina 2-8 × 1-3 cm., membr., glab.; dark green above, paler below; broad-ovate to broad-oblong, sts subpanduriform to 3-lobed (all forms may be on same plant); margins ± undulate. Ochreae deciduous ± 4-5 mm. long. Panicles up to 15 × 10 cm., lfy below, axillary and terminal, of clusters of bracted racemes up to ± 5 cm. long. Fls ± 4-5 mm. diam., tepals greenish ± 5 mm. long, cut halfway to base. ♂ with 8 stamens and rud. ovary. ♀ with 8 staminodes; stigmas broad, fimbriate. Fr. invested by dry or subsucculent persistent per., black, glossy, trigonous, ± 3·5 mm. long, 3-grooved; angles ± undulate.
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Climber to 4 m high, much branched, dioecious, glabrous; bark grey. Leaves alternate, chartaceous; petiole 1–2.5 cm long; lamina broadly ovate (pandurate in juvenile plants), 2–8 cm long, 1–3 cm wide, truncate to very shallowly subcordate at base, abruptly acuminate at apex. Inflorescence axillary or terminal, paniculate, (2–) 5–10 cm long. Perianth lobes greenish. Nut trigonous, 3–4 mm long, black.
A climber. It grows 4 m tall. It has many branches. The bark is grey. The leaves are alternate and papery. The leaf stalk is 1-2.5 cm long. The leaf blade is broadly oval. It is 2-8 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. It tapers quickly at the tip. The flowers can be in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. They are in a panicle 5-10 cm long. The nut is 3 sided. It is 3-4 mm long and black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Environment

Scrub and forests, especially marginal, up to montane altitudes on Three Kings, North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands.
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Widespread in the native forest from sea level to the upper slopes of mountains, including Mount Pitt.
It grows from the sea level to mountain slopes in Norfolk Island. It grows in the forest.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
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Images

Muehlenbeckia australis unspecified picture

Distribution

Muehlenbeckia australis world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:694738-1
WFO ID wfo-0001100829
COL ID 44HSB
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Muehlenbeckia australis Coccoloba australis
WorldFloraDB 2024