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Parsonsia velutina R.Br.
Hairy Silkpod
A scrambling vine from vine forests in North Queensland. This species was collected by Banks and Solander at Cooktown in 1770.

		*Parsonsia velutina*	*Parsonsia velutina*

		Description: Flowers	Description: Flowers
		Location:Mossman Gun Club, Mossman, North Queensland	Location:Mossman Gun Club, Mossman, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:16˚30.0078S, 145°25.9008E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.0078S, 145°25.9008E
		Date:11 February 2018	Date:11 February 2018
		Field No.:6371	Field No.:6371

		*Parsonsia velutina*	*Parsonsia velutina*

		Description: Leaf - upper surface	Description:Leaf - underside
		Location:Mossman Gun Club, Mossman, North Queensland	Location:Mossman Gun Club, Mossman, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:16˚30.0078S, 145°25.9008E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.0078S, 145°25.9008E
		Date:11 February 2018	Date:11 February 2018
		Field No.:6371	Field No.:6371

		*Parsonsia velutina*	*Parsonsia velutina*

		Description:Vine & flowers	Description: Vine showing twining habit
		Location:Mossman Gun Club, Mossman, North Queensland	Location:Mossman Gun Club, Mossman, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:16˚30.0078S, 145°25.9008E	GPS coordinates:16˚30.0078S, 145°25.9008E
		Date:11 February 2018	Date:11 February 2018
		Field No.:6371	Field No.:6371

		*Parsonsia velutina*	*Parsonsia velutina*

		Description:Flowers	Description:Vine
		Location:Smithfield Conservation Park, North Queensland	Location:Smithfield Conservation Park, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:OZ146	GPS coordinates:OZ146
		Date:17 June 2018	Date:17 June 2018
		Field No.:6665	Field No.:6665

		*Parsonsia velutina*	*Parsonsia velutina*

		Description:Leaves on vine	Description:Flowers on vine
		Location:Smithfield Conservation Park, North Queensland	Location:Smithfield Conservation Park, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:OZ146	GPS coordinates:OZ146
		Date:17 June 2018	Date:17 June 2018
		Field No.:6665	Field No.:6665

		*Parsonsia velutina*	*Parsonsia velutina*

		Description:Vine with flowers	Description:Flowers
		Location:Bare Hill, Davies Creek National Park, North Queensland	Location:Bare Hill, Davies Creek National Park, North Queensland
		GPS coordinates:3565	GPS coordinates:3565
		Date:25 February 2019	Date:25 February 2019
		Field No.:7646	Field No.:7646

References (accessed 3 April 2019):

Plant identified by Tony Bean of the Queensland Herbarium

Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E., (ed) (1996) Parsonsia. Flora of Australia 28:181

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 238

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