Biology:Legnephora moorei

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Round-leaf vine
Vine leaf O'Sullivans Gap.jpg
Bulahdelah, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Legnephora
Species:
L. moorei
Binomial name
Legnephora moorei
(F.Muell.) Miers

Legnephora moorei, the round-leaf vine, is a species of plant in the family Menispermaceae. Endemic to the rainforests of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia . Round-leaf vine is a tall and large leafed climber usually noticed by fallen leaves on the rainforest floor. The southernmost limit of natural distribution is at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve on the south coast of New South Wales. The plant is one of the many named after Charles Moore.[1]The stem of the vine can go up to 9 cm.[2]

References

  1. Robinson, Les. Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney. p. 336. ISBN 9780731812110. 
  2. "Legnephora moorei". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Legnephora_moorei.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6518510 entry