Synonym:
Billardiera lehmanniana, Sollya angustifolia, Billardiera latifolia, Billardiera grandiflora, Billardiera daphnoides, Billardiera canariensis, Billardiera brachyantha, Marianthus angustifolius, Billardiera angustifolia.
Genus synonyms: Marianthus; Calopetalon; Oncosporum; Labillardiera; Sollya; Pronaya.
Region: Australia.
BotanyVines, woody climbers, shrubs.
Leaves: leathery; alternate.
Flowers: 5-merous; hermaphroditic; terminal, solitary or clustered; perianth consists of a distinct calyx and corolla; petals clawed; anthers shed their pollen via longitudinal slits; one hairless style & stigma; ovary is superior and either 2 or 3 locular, with the placentation being parietal.
Fruit: two-celled capsule or a berry with one or two cells.
Seeds: wingless; covered in a mucilaginous pulp.