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Causonis clematidea, known as the native grape or slender grape, is a common Australian vine in the grape family.[1] Growing in or on the edges of tropical forest, from the Shoalhaven River gorges north to Queensland. Tendrils form opposite the leaf.

Native grape
Native Grape – at Eastwood, Australia
Scientific classification
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
Cayratia clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin Vitis clematidea F.Muell. Cissus clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin

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

• 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

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