1. Home
2. Austrosteenisia blackii

Austrosteenisia blackii

Botanic Family

Leguminosae

Author

(F. Mueller) Geesink

Propagation

S.

Common Names

• Blood Vine

Geographical Habitats

• New South Wales
• Queensland - Australia
• New Guinea - Papua New Guinea

Natural Habitats

• Rainforest.

Flowering Times

• Sep-Dec (Australia)

Fruiting Times

Vigorous perennial high-climbing shrub, glabrate stems to 350mm diameter with lenticels. Dense foliage, imparipinnate leaves, terminal leaflet to 40mm long. Panicles with bracts to 25mm long & bracteoles to 5mm long, 10mm dark red or purplish flowers, calyx to 5mm long, standard to 6mm x 2mm, wing to 4mm long. Slender pod to 120mm x 16mm.

Further References

• Jones & Gray 1977
• Wrigley & Fagg 1979
• Mobot
• APNI
• ATRP
• The Plant List 2
• ILDIS . F.p. Aus.