An robust vine which twines through the understorey and into the tree tops having leaves up to 20 cm long. Seeds that float through the air are formed in a long cylindrical pod which will open to allow hunderds of seeds to float away on a hot summer day. Young seedlings (insert lower right) are hardly recognisable as the same plant with leaves ony 1 to 5 cm long. Created: 10/19, 2007