Stephania japonica
“Snake Vine”
SLENDER VINEA slender twining climber with heart shaped leaves, small yellowish flowers and fleshy red fruit. Aborigines use the leaves to stun fish. Good indoor plant.
| Suitability | |
|---|---|
| Category | Vines |
| Family | Menispermaceae |
| Aspect | Sun or Shade |
| Soil | Adaptable |
| Habitat | Dry Rainforest |
| Features | |
| Dry Tropics Native Plant Species, Fire Resistant Plants, Indoor Plants | |
| Localities | |
| Acacia Ridge, Alderley, Algester, Annerley, Archerfield, Bracken Ridge, Bridgeman Downs, Buranda, Burbank, Carindale, Carseldine, Chandler, Coopers Plains, Cubberla Creek, Dorrington, Enoggera, Enoggera Catchment, Everton Park, Ferny Grove, Gaythorne, Grovely, Gumdale, Hemmant, Hill End, Ipswich area, Keperra, Logan City, MacKenzie, Mansfield, Mitchelton, Moorooka, Mt Gravatt East, Murarrie, Oakleigh, Oxford Park, Priestdale, Queensport, Ransome, Rocklea, Salisbury, Seventeen Mile Rocks, South Stradbroke Island, Sumner, Sunshine Coast district, Tingalpa, Trinder Park, Upper Mt Gravatt, Wakerley, Wishart, Wynnum West, Yeerongpilly, Yeronga | |
