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Tetracera nordtiana

Botanic Family

Dilleniaceae

Author

F. Mueller

Common Names

• Fire Vine
• Small-leafed Fire Vine

Geographical Habitats

• Queensland - Australia
• Moluccas
• Sulawesi - Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Papua New Guinea

Natural Habitats

• Tropical rain forest
• forest edge
• coastal

Flowering Times

• Oct (PNG)

Fruiting Times

• Jun
• Oct (PNG)

Woody vine or shrub with scabrid branches and scabrous leaves to 100mm x 50mm. Terminal panicles of 40mm long white flowers 10 dia., 4-5 sepals outer two to 2mm dia. inner ones to 4.5mm x 3.5mm, 3 petals. Brown fruit capsule to 8mm x 5mm with 2mm long beak and dense indumentum

Further References

• net
• Mobot
• Jones & Gray 1977
• The Plant List 2
• Flora Malesiana