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Muehlenbeckia australis

Botanic Family

Polygonaceae

Author

(G. Forster f.) Meissner

Common Names

• Bush Pohuehue
• Large-leaved Pohuehue
• Climbing Lignum

Geographical Habitats

• Norfolk Island
• Tasmania
• Victoria - Australia
• Chatham Islands and Mainland - New Zealand

Natural Habitats

• Lowland to montane forests
• esp. margins

Flowering Times

• Nov-Apr

Fruiting Times

• Nov-Apr

Dioecious evergreen twining liane with 5mm dia. Axillary greenish flowers with glossy black fruit, 3-grooved to 3.5mm long

Further References

• Menninger 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• FONZ
• Bodkin
• The Plant List 2