Biology:Leea rubra
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Vitales |
| Family: | Vitaceae |
| Genus: | Leea |
| Species: | L. rubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Leea rubra | |
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Leea rubra, commonly known as red leea, is a plant in the family Vitaceae native to Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[2] It is a small shrub growing up to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall with 2-, 3- or 4-pinnate leaves.[3][4] The flower buds and stems are bright red, the five petals may be cream, pink or red. The fruit is a red, purple or black berry about 11 mm (0.43 in) diameter containing 4-6 seeds.[3][4]
The red leea grows in rainforest as an understory plant, at altitudes from sea level to about 400 m (1,300 ft).[3]
Conservation
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[5] (As of July 2023), it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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References
- ↑ "Leea rubra". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/76472.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Leea rubra Blume". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:68349-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Leea rubra". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Leea_rubra.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Leea rubra". https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8312d054-2511-4397-ab40-c9d815a00bd7.
- ↑ "Species profile—Leea rubra". Queensland Government. 2022. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=11834.
External links
- View a map of historical sightings of this species in Australia at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver
Wikidata ☰ Q10316870 entry
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