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Aphanopetalum resinosum
Gum vine is a rambling climber or straggling shrub from the rainforests and moist woodlands of eastern Australia. It grows best in shade with support to climb, and is grown mainly for its glossy foliage.
Aphanopetalum resinosum, known as the gum vine, is a rambling vine growing in rainforest or eucalyptus woodland in eastern Australia. In Victoria it is listed as "vulnerable", being known only from a single collection near Mallacoota.
In the garden, it used as a foliage plant in the shaded parts. As a twiner, it will require support to raise itself above ground level, although it can be trained to ramble. It is frost hardy, and no pests or diseases are known to affect it according to the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
A light fertilizer may be necessary in spring to maintain its glossy healthy foliage. If it becomes too vigorous, it will respond well to pruned. It can also be used as a basket plant. It is easily propagated from semi-hard cuttings.
It grows in rainforest or eucalypt forest of eastern Australia, from northeastern Victoria, through New South Wales to northern Queensland, where it occurs in wetlands, rainforests and in riparian zones within open woodlands. It is common north of Nadgee Nature Reserve. It is a twining climber in most rainforests and usually a straggling shrub in more open areas or along streams in woodlands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aphanopetalum resinosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
