Marsdenia rostrata 

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information:

Wikipedia links:     Angiosperms > Eudicots > Asterids > Gentianales  > Apocynaceae > Marsdenia  rostrata

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Plant  information

Common name:               Milk Vine 

Conservation status:   ...

Etymology:   

• The specific epithet rostrata is from ancient Greek, and it refers to the “beaked” head of the flower's stigma

Flowers:                  

Fruit:                         

• The fruit is somewhat pear shaped, 5 cm by 2.5 cm

Leaves:         

• Leaves range from 4 to 13 cm long and 2 to 7 cm wide

Stem & branches:  

•  It may grow to ten metres tall, with a woody stem up to 4 cm wide

• Features white milky sap, when leaves are broken from the stem

Roots:         

Habit:        

• It is a common climbing plant 

Habitat:   

• High rainfall areas, including rainforest and wet eucalyptus forest

Distribution:                  

• Found in eastern, Australia

• Widespread in distribution in coastal regions,

• Though it also appears inland in places such as the Liverpool Range

Additional notes:     

• In 1810, this species first appeared in scientific literature, in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsdenia_rostrata (2023)