Description
Scarce c.19th lithograph of the Wonga Wonga Vine by Joseph Maiden. The name is derived from the legend of the Greek goddess Pandora, because of the similarity of the seed capsules to Pandora’s Box.
Aboriginal names:
Common names: tjuta, joolta, bloodwood
Modern binomial name: Pandorea pandorana
First described: Henry Cranke Andrews, 1800
Distribution: Australia wide
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 12183 Bib ID 317972.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 317972
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS DSM/Q581.991/M
State Library Victoria: RARES 581.9944 M28F
State Library South Australia: Special Collection 581.9944 M217
