Parsonsia straminea - Common Silkpod

Parsonsia straminea

Common Silkpod

Other names: Monkey rope
Family: Apocynaceae
Habitat: Subtropical rainforest
Uses: Beans and roots edible
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References: Robinson

A robust climber with woody stems many metres long. Old specimens in rainforst develop thick, fantastically convoluted trunks. The juveniles are so different from the adults they appear to be a completely differnet species. The juveniles are miniature creepers with soft, tiny leaves, purple beneath.

Parsonsia straminea - Common Silkpod
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW

Parsonsia straminea - Common Silkpod
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW

Parsonsia straminea - Common Silkpod
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW

Parsonsia straminea - Common Silkpod
Photo: Mitchell Park, Cattai NSW

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