Author: | Lewis
Leonard Forman, 2007 |
Family: |
MENISPERMACEAE |
Origin: |
Queensland;
North-Eastern Australia |
Soil: |
Clay -
Organic |
Water:
|
Medium -
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
50-90 Centimetres |
Height: |
4-6 Metres |
Flower:
|
Reddish
Brown |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Pumpkin
Vine |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Menispermaceae family was given this name by
Lewis Leonard Forman, published in 2007. It is found on the coast of
Queensland in Australia, growing in a well drained mix of clay and
organic debris with
some to lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow to 50
or even 90
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to four to six metres in
height. The
flowers are reddish brown.
The genera name after Stephan
Ladislaus Endlicher, 1804-1849, an Austrian botanist who formulated
a major system of plant classification. The species name after the
tuberous caudex. |