Cayratia Juss.

8 species in Aust. (5 endemic); Qld, NSW

Cayratia clematidea (F.Muell.) Domin

Weak climber with angular or striate branches. Leaves compound; leaflets 5, pedate, ovate, coarsely toothed or lobed, thin and glabrous or thick and pubescent, 3–6 cm long. Cymes rather dense, on long peduncles. Petals usually 4, green. Disc very prominent, entire. Style filiform. Berry depressed-globular, 5–6 mm diam. Widespread. RF margins and sheltered but often sunny places. Fl. summer, dying back in winter