Supplejack (species: Flagellaria indica) in Fraser Island (Gaia Guide)
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Flagellaria indica
Supplejack


©Ria Tan: Flagellaria indica

©Anne: Several short (~ 1 metre) Supplejack vines at Lizard Island

©Anne: Leaf tips of Supplejack coil and cling, allowing the plant to climb.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Poales
Family Flagellariaceae
Genus Flagellaria
Species Flagellaria indica

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Distinguishing features

A vine with a thick, rattan-like stem and leaves with elongate coiling tips that allow it to climb strongly. Can reach 15 metres in length. 

Size

  • Up to 1500 cm (Height)

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Very common in some locations.

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References

  • De Sloover, J.R. and A.-L. Jacquemart (2008). Nymph Island (Great Barrier Reef, Qld., Australia): Flora and vegetation of a low wooded island, Scripta Botanica Belgica, 43: 1-88. LIRS catalog number 1210.
  • De Sloover, J.R. and S. Liégeois (1997). Eagle Island, flora and vegetation (Queensland, Australia), Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg./ Bull. Nat. Plantentuin Belg., 66: 347-383. LIRS catalog number 526.
  • Smith, G.C. (1987). The birds of Eagle Island, a tropical sand cay on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, The Sunbird, 17(1): 1-11. LIRS catalog number 245.