Family:

Apocynaceae

Parsonia eucalyptophylla

Gargaloo

Other Names: Monkey Vine, Woodbine, Vinetree.

Regional Subspecies:

Occurrence:

Regional:

Noted west of the Olympic Highway in the area Narrandera- Morundah-Galore-Collingullie.

Habitat & Site Selection:

Woodland and scrub in inland areas.

Habit:

Tall, vigorous, woody climber with linear leaves. Sweetly-scented pale yellow flowers in spring-autumn. Young shoots climb by clinging roots, and older plants with twining stems.

Seed Collection:

Collect pods when dry but not split.

VALUES:

Other:

Grazed by cattle and sheep, particularly in dry periods. Cut for fodder in drought.