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Cayratia saponaria

Botanic Family

Vitaceae

Author

(Seemann ex Bentham) Domin

Common Names

• Native Grape (Australia)
• Waroturotu (Fiji)

Geographical Habitats

• Queensland - Australia
• Fiji
• Solomon Islands
• Vanuatu

Natural Habitats

• Secondary forest border
• rain forest
• coastal.

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Tall tendril liana with hirsute or tomentose stems when young. 3-foliolate glabrous leaves to 150mm long. Lax many-flowered cymes of greenish flowers 2mm diameter, 4 petals. Depressed globular berry.

Used for hair washing & vermicide

Further References

• JPS
• APNI
• WEO
• FV
• JAA
• FA