''Causonis eurynema'', commonly known as the soft water vine, is a plant in the
grape family, found in
Australia. A large woody climber usually seen in
tropical forest
Tropical forests (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Some tropical fo ...
.
[Rainforest Climbing Plants - Williams & Harden, 2000 page 13] This plant was first collected at
Comboyne
Comboyne is a village on the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales. It is situated on the Comboyne Plateau, some 60 km south-west of Port Macquarie, 35 km west of Kew and 54 km north-west of Taree. It is an attractive agricultu ...
in May, 1935. It was named by the eminent English botanist,
Bill Burtt.
References
eurynema
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Queensland
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