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Plant 23 Tristellateia australasiae
Discover Maiden's Jealousy, a native climbing plant with bright yellow flowers that attracts bees, butterflies, and sunbirds.
Maiden's Jealousy
Tristellateia australasiae
Plant Growth Form | Climber, Vine & Liana |
Native distribution | Taiwan, Southeast Asia (including Singapore) to Australia, and the western Pacific |
Maximum Height | 10m |
Description:
Growth Form: It is a liana, up to 10 m tall or more.
Foliage: Its opposite, stalked leaves have somewhat papery leaf blades that are oblong-egg-shaped, and 6-12 by 4-7 cm.
Stems: Stems are slender, climbing onto other vegetation via tendrils that are borne on leaf axils.
Flowers: Its bright yellow-petalled flowers are 2-2.5 cm wide, borne on flowering shoots that are 10-30 cm long.
Fruits: Its star-shaped fruits are 1.5 cm wide, with up to three developing from each flower.
Habitat: It grows along creeks and estuaries, in beach forest, landward edge of mangrove forests, and tidal swamps.
Associated Fauna: Its flowers are frequently visited by bees, butterflies, as well as sunbirds. It is also the food plant for the caterpillars of the butterfly, the brown awl (Badamia exclamationis).
Cultivation: It can be propagated by seed or stem cuttings.
Ethnobotanical Uses: None