Uvaria leichhardtii

Uvaria leichhardtii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (NCA) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Uvaria
Species:	U. leichhardtii
Binomial name
Uvaria leichhardtii (F.Muell.) L.L.Zhou, Y.C.F.Su & R.M.K.Saunders [2]
Synonyms [2]
Fissistigma leichhardtii(F.Muell.) Merr. Melodorum leichhardtii(F.Muell.) Benth. Rauwenhoffia leichhardtii(F.Muell.) Diels Rauwenhoffia uvarioidesScheff. Unona leichhardtiiF.Muell. Uvaria lutescensK.Schum.

Uvaria leichhardtii, commonly known as zig-zag vine, is a species of vine in the family Annonaceae. It is native to parts of Malesia, New Guinea, and the eastern Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales. ^{[2] [3]}

The orange fruit, which can be found year round on the vine, has a pleasant piquant orange-sherbet flavour, and is used for sauces in gourmet dishes.^{[ citation needed ]}

Gallery

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  Twining around a tree trunk

References

1. "Species profile—Melodorum leichhardtii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. "Uvaria leichhardtii". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
3. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Uvaria leichhardtii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 9 June 2021.