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OCHREA (sheath) Present around the stem and petiole, formed from fused stipules (Fig. 25). Leaves alternate. Herbs Polygonaceae
Perianth segments 5, ± equal
Flowers unisexual. Calyx succulent or membranous at fruiting stage Muehlenbeckia
Robust climber, almost woody at the base, sometimes shrubby. Leaves broad-ovate-cordate, thick. Fruits ovoid, rugose. Flowers in large interrupted terminal panicles, 3–3.5 mm long. Blue Mts Creek banks, rocky places Muehlenbeckia rhyticarya