Australian Native Plants

  Pandorea doratoxylon (Western Wonga Vine)


Pandorea doratoxylon photo
Western Wonga Vine flowers. This photo is from Gardenology.org.

Photograph by Raffi Kojian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Pandorea doratoxylon photo
Western Wonga Vine foliage and flowers. This photo is from Gardenology.org.

Photograph by Raffi Kojian. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




WESTERN WONGA VINE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Pandorea doratoxylon in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Western Wonga Vine

Other Names
Spearbush

Description
The Western Wonga Vine is a vigorous climber or scrambling shrub that grows to about 4 m. The leaves are pinnate with narrow leaflets. The flowers are cream with purple brown markings in the throat. The plant flowers in winter and spring. The fruit is a woody pod.

Habitat
arid interior

Distribution
The Western Wonga Vine is found in the interior of Australia, including southern pars of Northern Territory, northern parts of South Australia, central Queensland and central New South Wales

Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 6m


Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Bignoniaceae
Genus:Pandorea
Species:doratoxylon
Common Name:Western Wonga Vine


Relatives in same Genus
  Pandorea jasminoides 'Lady Di'
  Pandorea jasminoides
  Pandorea pandorana