Muehlenbeckia complexa Meisn.
PolygonaceaeIt is a vine native to New Zealand and in mahori language is known as Pohuehue, and owes its scientific etymology to the biologist and physician Heinrich Gustav Alsatian Mühlenbeck (1798-1845). It is naturally part of the coastal scrub associated with sand dunes to which it helps stabilize. It is a fast growing vine whose structure provides valuable habitat for birds and insects, thus helping to promote biodiversity. Uncommon in gardening, in the nineteenth century it was cultivated in Spain to decorate the hanging planters. By then it was known as Muehlenbeckia abrazadora. The Alcázar of Seville a single specimen spreads by the stone stairs connecting the garden of Dance with the one of Mercury.
Origin
OceaniaCalendar
Habitat
Morphology
Type
Climbing plant

Canopy
Climbing
h: 0.2 to 1m
r: 0.20

Leaf
Simple

Blade
Orbicular

Arrangement
Alternate

Margin
Entire

Base & Petiole
Obtuse

Base & Petiole
Cuneate

Apex
Obtuse

Foliage
Evergreen
