| Botanical Name: Legnephora moorei (Menispermaceae). |  Image - Legnephora moorei - foliage & fruit - Graham Stephens © 2002. |
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| Common Name: round-leaf vine. | ||
| Distribution: Cape York, Qld to Illawarra, NSW. | ||
| Habitat: most types of rainforest. | ||
| Form: a vigorous, woody twining vine which can grow into the rainforest canopy. | ||
| Leaves: simple, alternate, ovate/rounded up to 20cm long and 16cm wide, glaucous/white underside and dark green upper surface with a stiff texture. | ||
| Flower: green, unisexual flowers are borne in axillary cymes which form up to 10cm long from September-November. | ||
| Fruit: a globular, flattened blue-black berry. Ripe December-March. | ||
| Garden Use: suitable for small/large gardens depending on how much pruning you want to do to keep it under control. Not a particularly ornamental species, though interesting. Prefers a moist site. | ||
| Edible?: No. | ||
| Propagation: from fresh seed with the aril removed. | ||
| Comments: This plant can be trained to climb over a trellis, etc. | ||
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Description by Kenneth McClymont.
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 Image - Legnephora moorei - foliage & fruit - Derek Boddington © 2002. |
 Image - Legnephora moorei - foliage - Derek Boddington © 2002. |
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