Billardiera scandens

Billardiera scandens

Billardiera scandens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Pittosporaceae
Genus: Billardiera
Species: Billardiera scandens

Name

Billardiera scandens Sm., 1793

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Billardiera angustifolia DC. in Prodr. 1: 345 (1824)
  • Billardiera brachyantha F.Muell. ex Klatt in Linnaea 28: 570 (1856)
  • Billardiera brachyantha var. phyllocalyx Klatt in Linnaea 28: 570 (1857)
  • Billardiera canariensis J.C.Wendl. in Bot. Beob.: 43 (1798)
  • Billardiera daphnoides Knowles & Westc. in Fl. Cab. 2: 60 (1838)
  • Billardiera grandiflora Putt. in Stirp. Nov. Decad. 6: 48 (1839)
  • Billardiera latifolia Putt. in Stirp. Nov. Decad. 6: 47 (1839)
  • Billardiera scandens var. brachyantha (F.Muell. ex Klatt) Benth. in Fl. Austral. 1: 124 (1863)
  • Billardiera scandens var. sericata E.M.Benn. in Nuytsia 2: 188 (1978)
  • Labillardiera canariensis Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 330 (1819)
  • Labillardiera mutabilis Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 330 (1819)
  • Labillardiera scandens Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 330 (1819)
  • Sollya angustifolia Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 17: t. 1466 (1832)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Billardiera scandens Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.E. 1793-1795. A specimen of the botany of New Holland. Published and illustrated by James Sowerby. Reference page. : 1, t. 1.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2). 492 pp., MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Billardiera scandens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June 25. Billardiera scandens. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} June 25. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Billardiera scandens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 June 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Billardiera scandens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

• English: hairy apple berry, common apple-berry