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Ripogonum scandens J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.식물/들꽃-리포고눔과(Rhipogonaceae) 2024. 11. 14. 22:56
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Ripogonum scandens (commonly known as supplejack, Māori: kareao, pirita, translated as "twisted rope") is a common rainforest vine endemic to New Zealand. The species was described by Johann Reinhold Forster, and Georg Forster in 1776. It has a conservation status of Not Threatened.
Description
The supplejack vine is an evergreen climbing vine or liana. It climbs by coiling its hard but flexible stems around tree trunks and branches. When there are no supporting trees for the vines to climb up, the vines form a dense knotted tangle on the forest floor. It starts its life as a sappy stem searching for a support, and in the first few years of growth, the supplejack resembles a small shrub, but in its later seasons the stems start to spiral around the supporting trees.
In summer, when the conditions are right, the tips of the vines can grow up to 5 cm per day, allowing the vines to climb high into the canopy. When the vines reach the sunlight at the top of the canopy, they begin to produce green leafy stems (as opposed to the brown woody stems below). The leaves are opposite, ovate and shiny. The fruits are small (1 cm diameter), red berries.
Ripogonum scandens - Wikipedia
Ripogonum scandens - The University of Auckland