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Zig-zag vine
Melodorum leichhardtii foliage and fruit.jpg
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Uvaria
Species:
leichhardtii
Synonyms
  • Fissistigma leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Merr.
  • Melodorum leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Rauwenhoffia leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Diels
  • Rauwenhoffia uvarioides Scheff.
  • Unona leichhardtii F.Muell.
  • Uvaria lutescens K.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.

The orange fruit has a pleasant piquant orange-sherbet flavour, and is used for sauces in gourmet dishes.

Gallery

  • Melodorum leichhardtii twining

    Twining around a tree trunk

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