Billardiera longiflora
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Billardiera longiflora, Purple apple-berry, is a small Australian vine
found in cool, moist forests from southern New South Wales
to Tasmania
, where it is native. It was described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière
in 1805.
The slender leafed vine has greenish-yellow flowers and shiny purple fruit. The fruit is edible.
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...
found in cool, moist forests from southern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
to Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, where it is native. It was described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière
Jacques Labillardière
Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière was a French naturalist noted for his descriptions of the flora of Australia. Labillardière was a member of a voyage in search of the La Pérouse expedition...
in 1805.
The slender leafed vine has greenish-yellow flowers and shiny purple fruit. The fruit is edible.