Biology:Leichhardtia lloydii

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Short description: Species of plant

Corky marsdenia
Apocynaceae vine Kerewong.jpg
Kerewong State Forest, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Leichhardtia
Species:
L. lloydii
Binomial name
Leichhardtia lloydii
(P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst.
Synonyms[1]
  • Marsdenia lloydii P.I.Forst.
  • S.T.Blake, nom. illeg. Marsdenia suberosa

Leichhardtia lloydii, synonym Marsdenia lloydii, is a climbing plant found in eastern Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).[1] It is known as the corky marsdenia. This member of the dogbane family exudes white sap when leaves are broken from the stem. The stems have a white fissured corky covering. This plant is found in and around drier rainforest areas, north from Gloucester, New South Wales.[2]

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