This plant is a twining vine, with ellipical leaves which are about 10 cms long..

'Den of Nargun Reserve' on the MacAlister River, Victoria, 11 December992

The plant has clusters of cream coloured flowers which are about 1 cm across.

'Den of Nargun Reserve' on the MacAlister River, Victoria, 11 December 1992

The foliage is food for some caterpillars, for example :

Fodina ostorius, CALPINAE EREBIDAE

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(updated 28 December 2009, 13 June 2023)