Uvaria leichhardtii

Uvaria leichhardtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvaria
Species:
U. leichhardtii
Binomial name
Uvaria leichhardtii
Synonyms
  • Fissistigma leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Merr.
  • Melodorum leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Benth.
  • Rauwenhoffia leichhardtii (F.Muell.) Diels
  • Rauwenhoffia uvarioides Scheff.
  • Unona leichhardtii F.Muell.
  • Uvaria lutescens K.Schum.

Uvaria leichhardtii, commonly known as zig-zag vine, is a species of vine in the family Annonaceae. It is native to parts of Malesia, New Guinea, and the eastern Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.

The orange fruit, which can be found year round on the vine, has a pleasant piquant orange-sherbet flavour, and is used for sauces in gourmet dishes.