Billardiera mutabilis
Salisb.
Pittosporaceae
This species has often been included in Billardiera scandens, but is now considered to be distinct, although closely related.
Common Name:
General Information
Billardiera mutabilis is an evergreen, climbing shrub with slender, twining stems that scramble over the ground and climb into surrounding vegetation. The stems can be up to 3 metres long[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
,
1104- Title
- Cladistic analysis and revision of Billardiera (Pittosporaceae)
- Publication
- Australian Systematic Botany 17, 83-125
- Author
- L.W.Cayzer; M.D.Crisp & I.R.H.Telford
- Website
- http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/asb
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 1030-1887
- Description
- A revision of the genus Billardiera, merging the genera Sollya and Pronaya into it, resurrecting five species and making three new combinations.
].
The plant is harveted from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
,
1104- Title
- Cladistic analysis and revision of Billardiera (Pittosporaceae)
- Publication
- Australian Systematic Botany 17, 83-125
- Author
- L.W.Cayzer; M.D.Crisp & I.R.H.Telford
- Website
- http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/asb
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN
- 1030-1887
- Description
- A revision of the genus Billardiera, merging the genera Sollya and Pronaya into it, resurrecting five species and making three new combinations.
Range
Australia - Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales
Habitat
Prefers moist sites, usually near the coast, in eucalypt forest and woodland[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
]. Locally abundant in swamp-forests and along river banks[
549- Title
- Flore Forestiere Du Globe
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chnacerel L.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Gauthier-Villars et Co.; Paris.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Written in French, a very detailed work on the timbers of the world. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Climber |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Species in this genus generally prefer a moist, well-drained, humus-rich, lime-free soil in sun or semi-shade with a cool root run[
3- Title
- Growing Unusual Fruit.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Simmons. A. E.
- Publisher
- David & Charles; Newton Abbot.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
- 0-7153-5531-7
- Description
- A very readable book with information on about 100 species that can be grown in Britain (some in greenhouses) and details on how to grow and use them.
,
11- Title
- Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Bean. W.
- Publisher
- Murray
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
,
31- Title
- Shade Plants for Garden and Woodland.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Brown.
- Publisher
-
- Year
-
- ISBN
-
- Description
-
,
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
Any pruning is best done in spring[
202- Title
- Climbers and Wall Shrubs.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Davis. B.
- Publisher
- Viking.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-670-82929-3
- Description
- Contains information on 2,000 species and cultivars, giving details of cultivation requirements. The text is terse but informative.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. A fleshy berry around 16 - 20mm long[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown in a warm greenhouse as soon as it is ripe. Only just cover the seed. Sow stored seed in early spring in a warm greenhouse. The germination of fresh seed is usually prolific, but stored seed can take a year to germinate[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 10 - 12cm with a heel, mid summer in a frame. Fair percentage.
Layering.
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