| Native grape | |
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| Native Grape – at Eastwood, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Tribe: | Cayratieae |
| Genus: | Causonis |
| Species: | C. clematidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes | |
| Synonyms | |
Causonis clematidea, known as the native grape or slender grape, is a common Australian vine in the grape family. Growing in or on the edges of tropical forest, from the Shoalhaven River gorges north to Queensland. Tendrils form opposite the leaf.
Description
C. clematidea has compound leaves with a terminal leaflet. Usually five toothed leaflets. 1 to 8 cm long. 5 mm to 40 mm wide. Small greenish flowers occur in summer. The grape is shiny black, 5 to 7 mm in diameter.
References
- POWO: Causonis clematidea (F.Muell.) Jackes.
- Rainforest Climbing Plants – Williams & Harden, 2000 ISBN 0-85834-293-6 page 13
- Plant Net, Cayratia clematidea http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Cayratia~clematidea Retrieved 14 September 2009
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Causonis clematidea | |
| Cayratia clematidea |
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| Vitis clematidea | |
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