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Gymnanthera oblonga (Burm.f.) P.S.Green
Harpoon Bud
A scrambling vine which grows o
n mangroves in Cairns, North Queensland.

  Gymnanthera oblonga Gymnanthera oblonga
 
  Description: Flower Description: Flower and buds
  Location: Saltwater Creek, Aeroglen, Cairns, North Queensland Location: Saltwater Creek, Aeroglen, Cairns, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:16˚53.873S, 145°45.218E GPS coordinates:16˚53.873S, 145°45.218E
  Date:2 May 2016 Date:2 May 2016
  Field No.:4017 Field No.:4017
 
  Gymnanthera oblonga Gymnanthera oblonga
 
  Description: Plant showing scrambling habit Description:Plant
  Location: Saltwater Creek, Aeroglen, Cairns, North Queensland Location: Saltwater Creek, Aeroglen, Cairns, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:16˚53.873S, 145°45.218E GPS coordinates:16˚53.873S, 145°45.218E
  Date:2 May 2016 Date:2 May 2016
  Field No.:4017 Field No.:4017
     
  Gymnanthera oblonga Gymnanthera oblonga
 
  Description: Flower buds Description: Flower
  Location: Saltwater Creek, Aeroglen, Cairns, North Queensland Location: Saltwater Creek, Aeroglen, Cairns, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:16˚53.873S, 145°45.218E GPS coordinates:16˚53.873S, 145°45.218E
  Date:2 May 2016 Date:2 May 2016
  Field No.:4017 Field No.:4017
     
  Gymnanthera oblonga Gymnanthera oblonga
 
  Description: Buds and leaves Description: Vine on mangrove
  Location: Trinity Park, North Queensland Location: Trinity Park, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:16˚48.0366S, 145°42.4602E GPS coordinates:16˚48.0366S, 145°42.4602E
  Date:18 January 2017 Date:18 January 2017
  Field No.:5945 Field No.:5945
     
     

 

References (accessed 26 January 2017): 

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E., (ed) (1996) Asclepiadaceae.  Flora of Australia 28: 202

http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Gymnanthera_oblonga.htm

Brock John (2001), Native Plants of Northern  Australia, New Holland Publishers

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Gymnanthera oblonga