Family: Menispermaceae
Plant: A woody twining climber with stems several metres long.
Flowers: Racemes of small, reddish-pink to yellow flowers borne on old stems.
Flowering: October-December.
Fruit: Red, globular drupe, 5-8mm diameter
Leaves: Alternate, palmately-veined, heart-shaped 4-12cm long and 2-9cm wide, glossy, tough and on long stalks.
Habitat: In sheltered gullies in or near rainforest.
Features: Climbing habit. Alternate heart-shaped leaves with 7 raised veins.
Name:
Sarcopetalum
From Greek = flesh-petals (referring to its flowers).
harveyanum After the Irish professor of botany Dr. W. H. Harvey.
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Type |
Climber/Scrambler |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow, Pink, Red |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Drupe |
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Colour |
Red |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Heart-shaped |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Rainforest |
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