Uvaria leichhardtii

Uvaria leichhardtii, commonly known as zig-zag vine, is a species of vine in the family Annonaceae. It is native to parts of Malesia, New Guinea, and the eastern Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.[2][3]

Uvaria leichhardtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
Species:
U. leichhardtii
Binomial name
Uvaria leichhardtii
(F.Muell.) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fissistigma leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Merr.
  • Melodorum leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Rauwenhoffia leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Diels
  • Rauwenhoffia uvarioides Scheff.
  • Unona leichhardtii F.Muell.
  • Uvaria lutescens K.Schum.

The orange fruit, which can be found year round on the vine, has a pleasant piquant orange-sherbet flavour, and is used for sauces in gourmet dishes.

  • Twining around a tree trunk
    Twining around a tree trunk

References
  1. "Species profile—Melodorum leichhardtii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Uvaria leichhardtii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Uvaria leichhardtii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 9 June 2021.


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