Scientific Name: Parsonsia brownii
Common Name: twining silkpod
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Apocynaceae
Form Description: Vigorous, woody, twining climber with branches to 4-5cm in diameter. Leaves are opposite, lance-shaped, glossy on top and yellow-green to greyish underneath, 5-10cm long.
Height (m): 10 – 14
Flowers: Dull greenish-yellow, with the tube bearded at the throat, about 7mm in diameter. Many flowers, borne in broad clusters.
Fruit: Almost needle-shaped capsule, 7-8cm long.
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Habitat Notes
Widespread in deep gullies, wet forest and rainforest.
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Hardy; recommended to grow on mature trees or a frame for support, as it tends to smother shrubs. Suitable as a hedge or screening plant.
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Use fresh seed. Seeds have a tuft of long, silky hairs at the scar where it was attached to its stalk. The fruit is retained on the plant until it flowers again the following season.