Wonga vine

Family: Bignoniaceae
Scientific name: Pandorea pandorana
Description: Plant Form: Scrambling or climbing vine. Size: Climbing up to 6 m high. Stem: Hairless, with lengthwise ridges. Becoming woody with age. Leaves: Mostly in opposite pairs, hairless, highly variable 2-16 cm long. With 3-9 leaflets which are linear to oval-shaped, with smooth or angled edges. Flowers: Tubular opening to lobes at the end. Whitish or cream, often with purplish blotches in throat. Hairless outside with a hairy throat inside. Up to 2.5 cm long in clusters 5-15 cm long. Fruit and Seeds: Oblong or oval-shaped, 4-6 cm long, containing beaked and winged seeds up to 1.5 cm across. Habitat: This native species inhabits rainforest, urban bushland, forests, woodlands, rocky hillsides. It is often cultivated so may be found in gardens. Distinguishing Features: Foliage can be similar to Bower plant (Pandorea jasminoides) but that species has much larger flowers (up to 6 cm long). Impacts: Note - this is a native plant that is weedy in NZ. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Vine/climber

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