Tinospora smilacina

Menispermaceae

Arrowhead Vine

Form and Size: A slender climber of vine thickets.

Distribution: From the Torres Strait Islands to Richmond River NSW.

Leaves: Simple, alternate, and triangular in shape; 3-20cms x 3-15cms.

Flowers: Male and female flowers on separate plants (plants dioecious).  Small, in racemes, pale green to yellow.

Flowering Period: Summer months.

Fruit: A drupe, ovoid, orange to red, in groups of up to three on small receptacle.

Male flowers of Tinsopora smilacina.