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Sandpaper Vine

Petrea volubilis

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

large vine, long, arching racemes

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this behind Brandy Manor while hiking the Waitukubuli national trail.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Andrea, that's it. Thank you mcaul and Yuko. Strangely is does appear to be bicolour Yuko, a few purple blooms seem to have snuck in there.
Andrea Lim
Looks like a white Petrea (Sandpaper Vine) http://www.annstropics.com/Descriptions/Petrea_volubilis-Sandpaper_Vine.html
mcaul6515
Beautiful! Its like cascading down the tree!

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PublishedMay 25, 2013

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