Family:
APOCYNACEAE
Parsonsia eucalyptophylla
Gargaloo
Other Names: Monkey Vine, Woodbine, Vinetree
Regional Subspecies:
n/a
HABIT:
Tall, vigorous, woody climber with linear leaves. Sweetly-scented pale yellow flowers, spring-autumn. Young shoots climb by clinging roots, older plants have twining stems.
HABITAT & SITE PREFERENCE:
Woodland and scrub in inland areas. Prefers 300 to 500 mm rainfall in the Riverina region.
SEED COLLECTION & PROPAGATION:
Collect pods when dry but not split.
VALUES & USES:
Grazed by cattle and sheep, especially in dry periods. Cut for fodder in drought.