Family: Vitaceae
Plant: A long-stemmed woody climber with tendrils and rusty hairs on new growth and young stems.
Flowers: Greenish-yellow, small, with 4-5 petals in dense panicles in leaf axils.
Flowering: October-January.
Fruit: A glossy, purplish-black globular berry about 15mm diameter. The fruit are edible when mature but have a rather acid taste.
Leaves: Alternate, ovate to oblong, toothed, 4-12cm long and 2-5cm wide with tendril or flower opposite. The leaves are green to dark green above and rusty hairy below with raised domatia underneath.
Habitat: Rainforest and rainforest margins.
Features: A climber with tendrils. Rusty hairy new growth. Raised domatia and rusty hairs on under-surface of leaves.
Name:
Cissus From Greek kissos = ivy (referring to its climbing habit)
antarctica From Latin = from southern regions.
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Type |
Climber/Scrambler |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Green, Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
4, 5 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Berry |
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Colour |
Purple, Black |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Toothed/Serrated |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
Hairy, Discolorous |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Rainforest |
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