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Supplejack, karewao, pirita
| Common
name: Supplejack, karewao, pirita |
Botanical
name: Ripogonum scandens |
| Family: Smilacaceae
(Smilax family) |
Maximum height: n/a |
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| Description: |
- A climbing liane with twining, twisting, flexible stems that
hang in loops between the trees, that makes travelling through
the forest difficult
- Once the liane reaches the canopy and light it produces leaves,
opposite, green with smooth margins (5-16cm x 2-6cm)
- Small (10mm) grey-green bisexual flowers
- Clusters of round bright red berries, 8mm diameter
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PHOTO: Peter Winter

PHOTO: Maggie Bayfield
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