In 1769, during explorer Lieutenant James Cook's first voyage of discovery, botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander collected specimens of "supplejack" (Ripogonum scandens) in New Zealand.
Ripogonum scandens | Celastrus scandens | Hibbertia scandens | Berchemia scandens |
It often grows in association with parataniwha (Elatostema rugosum) and supplejack (Ripogonum scandens).