Causonis clematidea

{{Short description|Species of grapevine}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}

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| name = Native grape

| image = Cayratia clematidea Eastwood.jpg

| image_caption = Native Grape – at Eastwood, Australia

| genus = Causonis

| species = clematidea

| authority = (F.Muell.) Jackes

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| synonyms = * Cayratia clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin

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Causonis clematidea, known as the native grape or slender grape, is a common Australian vine in the grape family.[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77211308-1 POWO]: Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes. Growing in or on the edges of tropical forest, from the Shoalhaven River gorges north to Queensland. Tendrils form opposite the leaf.

Description

C. clematidea has compound leaves with a terminal leaflet. Usually five toothed leaflets. 1 to 8 cm long. 5 mm to 40 mm wide. Small greenish flowers occur in summer. The grape is shiny black, 5 to 7 mm in diameter.

References

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  • Rainforest Climbing Plants – Williams & Harden, 2000 {{ISBN|0-85834-293-6}} page 13
  • Plant Net, Causonis clematidea https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Causonis~clematidea Retrieved 12 May 2025

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clematidea

Category:Rosids of Australia

Category:Flora of New South Wales

Category:Flora of Queensland

Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller

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