Scientific Name: Ripogonum elseyanum

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  • Pronunciation:
    ry-po-GOAN-um ell-see-AHN-um
  • Common Name:
    Hairy Supplejack
  • Type:
    vine , vigorous
  • Family:
    SMILACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, cream, in axils to 14 mm. winter, spring
  • Fruit:
    Red to black, spherical.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Stratford Park, Upper Yandina Creek,
Identification Notes

Prickly, Stems rusty hairy, leaves opposite, thick, stiff, hairy to 20 cm. Petioles very thickly rusty-pubescent on the under surface.. Young expanding shoo ts densely rusty-woolly. Leaves 5-18 cm long, 3-8cm broad. Young branchlets unarmed, older branches prickly.

Landscaping Notes

Shade.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||