Geitonoplesium cymosum

Taxobox
name = "Geitonoplesium cymosum"

---

regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =
familia = Luzuriagaceae
genus = "Geitonoplesium"
species = "G. cymosum"
binomial = "Geitonoplesium cymosum"
binomial_authority = (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex Hook.

Scrambling lily, "Geitonoplesium cymosum", is a vine that grows in rainforest, sclerophyll forest and woodland, in eastern Australia.

The leaves are variable, usually narrow-lanceolate to linear, usually 2–10 cm long and 3–25 mm wide. Both surfaces of leaves are glossy, with the midvein prominent and raised on upper surface. The flowers are mauve to white, followed by globose berries, 1-2 cm diam., containing numerous black seeds. [ PlantNET, "Geitonoplesium cymosum" plant profile. [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Geitonoplesium~cymosum] ]

Uses

The shoots are harvested and eaten like asparagus and have a pleasant beany-like flavor. Uncommon in cultivation.

References

<>