Biology:Adenia heterophylla
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Adenia |
| Species: | A. heterophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Adenia heterophylla | |
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| Sightings of this species within Australia and New Guinea | |
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Adenia heterophylla, commonly known in Australia as the lacewing vine, is a climbing plant in the family Passifloraceae. It has a broad distribution spanning the equator, from the south eastern corner of China , through Indochina and Malesia, to northern Australia .[1][2][3][4][5][6] In Australia it serves as a food plant for larvae of the glasswing, red lacewing and cruiser butterflies.[5][6]
Taxonomy
First described as Modecca heterophylla by the Germany -Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1826, this species was reviewed by Dutch botanist Sijfert Hendrik Koorders who gave it the current binomial name, and published it in the work Exkursionsflora von Java, umfassend die Blütenpflanzen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der im Hochgebirge wildwachsenden Arten im Auftrage des Niederländischen Kolonialministeriums in 1912.
Infraspecies
(As of November 2022), there are five infraspecies accepted by Plants of the World Online, as follows:
- Adenia heterophylla var. celebica Adenia heterophylla subsp. andamanica
- W.J.de Wilde[7] (Craib) W.J.de Wilde[8]
- (Koord.) W.J.de Wilde[10] Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla[11]
- Adenia heterophylla subsp. australis Adenia heterophylla subsp. arcta
- (R.Br. ex DC.) W.J.de Wilde[9]
Distribution and habitat
The lacewing vine grows in a variety of tropical forest types including rainforest, beach forest, monsoon forest and vine thickets.[5][6] It is native to the following areas: Andaman Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, south east China , Hainan, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, the Northern Territory, Philippines , Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Western Australia.[1]
Conservation
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[12] (As of November 2022), it has not been assessed by the IUCN.
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Adenia heterophylla (Blume) Koord.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:674098-1.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242301053.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla". Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Government of Western Australia. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5224.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla". Northern Territory Government, Darwin.. 2013. http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=4151.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Adenia heterophylla subsp. australis". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/adenia_heterophylla_subsp._australis.htm.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/adenia_heterophylla_subsp._heterophylla.htm.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla subsp. andamanica W.J.de Wilde". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:888124-1.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla subsp. arcta (Craib) W.J.de Wilde". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:888125-1.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla subsp. australis (R.Br. ex DC.) W.J.de Wilde". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90671-3.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla var. celebica (Koord.) W.J.de Wilde". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:888127-1.
- ↑ "Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90682-3.
- ↑ "Species profile—Adenia heterophylla". Queensland Government. 2022. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=19719.
External links
- View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver
Wikidata ☰ Q11065935 entry
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