CAT-00127
Native grape
Cissus antarctica
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Cissus
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Cissus antarctica
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Native grape
- Source URLs
- https://tooheyforesteec.eq.edu.au/support-and-resources/research/kangaroo-vine; https://resources.austplants.com.au/plant/cissus-antarctica/ Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00127
- Mature width
- Can spread over 10 m
- Native range
- Eastern Queensland to southeastern NSW rainforest.
- Plant family
- Vitaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Regional / traditional food plant
- Mature height
- Can climb over 10 m
- Native states
- NSW, QLD
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Published food use; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Species-specific period not yet confirmed.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Ripe fruit pulp
- Flowering season
- Spring.
- Brief description
- Vigorous rainforest vine with toothed leaves and tendrils.
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate once established; prefers moisture.
- Preparation notes
- Ripe fruit is acidic and may be unpleasant.
- Flower description
- Small cream flowers in clusters.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising with shade or sun and strong support; contain vigorous growth.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Small dark fleshy berries in clusters.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded