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Stephania japonica var. discolor (Blume) Forman
Family Menispermaceae
Common name: Snake Vine

Stephania japonica var. discolor (Blume) Forman APNI*

Description: Climber or twiner, slender stems without prickles; dioecious.

Leaves peltate; lamina circular to ovate or triangular, mostly 5–12 cm long. 3–8 cm wide; apex moer or less acuminate to obtuse; base rounded to more or less cordate; lower surface finely hairy and very pale green; upper surface usually glabrous and dark green; petiole 3–12 cm long.

Inflorescences mostly 4–8 cm long.

Drupe more or less obovoid, 2–5 mm long, red at maturity.


Flower
Photo T.M. Tame

Fruit
Photo J. R. Hosking

Herbarium
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Flowering: Flowers mostly in summer.

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread north from Eden - North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, North Western Slopes, Central Western Slopes; Qld, Asia.

Grows in or near all types of warmer rainforest, sometimes in open forest or in coastal dune communities.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, ?NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by G.J. Harden (1990)
Taxon concept: G.J. Harden (1990)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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