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.