Scientific Name: Gynochthodes jasminoides

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  • Pronunciation:
    Gye-nok-THOH-deez jaz-min-OY-deez
  • Common Name:
    Sweet Morinda
  • Derivation:
    was Morinda jasminoides
  • Type:
    Vine
  • Family:
    RUBIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Creamy yellow and white flowers to 6mm, in heads of 3-20 in spring.
  • Fruit:
    Irregular orange fruit to 15mm
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest, Coastal Heath
  • Species List:
    Kennilworth Fig Tree Walk, FI Podberscek, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP service road, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, BSDoonan, Cooloothin Corner, Fraser Island, Cranks Creek, Noosa Banks, Dandaloo, Stratford Park, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes

Fruit not edible.

Identification Notes

Opposite leaves with domatia. Milky sap.

Associated Fauna

Flowers attract numerous butterflies and other insects.

Landscaping Notes

Shade, part shade. Enthusiastic scrambler. Pretty in flower and fruit.