FlagellariaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Flagellaria indica L.
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- Common Name: Supplejack, Whip vine
- Family: Flagellariaceae Dumort.
- Country of Origin: Australia - Northern NSW, Qld to NT and North of WA
- Habitat: notophyll rainforest, along scrubby watercourses & littoral rainforest
- Description: Simple linear light green leaves have a base that encloses the stem and drawn out leaf tips that form narrow coiled tendrils
- Uses: Aborigines had many uses for this vine, including using the astringent leaves to heal wounds. Tips (sap) applied to sore eyes and also used as contraceptive. Used as rope for tree climbing. Woven into fish traps and nets.
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     Accession Data:- Accession # 200500017
- Source: Joan Leonard - Ohio State
- Accession Date: 04-07-2005
- Bench: 1103 - 1100 - W Bench
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 11-13-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Poales
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- Family: Flagellariaceae
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References:
- Brisbane Rainforest Action & Information Network
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