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Leichhardtia lloydii

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Species of plant

Corky marsdenia
Kerewong State Forest, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
  • Marsdenia lloydii P.I.Forst.
  • Marsdenia suberosa S.T.Blake, nom. illeg.

Leichhardtia lloydii, synonym Marsdenia lloydii, is a climbing plant found in eastern Australia (New South Wales, Queensland). 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.

References

  1. ^ "Leichhardtia lloydii (P.I.Forst.) P.I.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. G.J. Harden & J.B. Williams. "Marsdenia lloydii, PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, Retrieved November 1st, 2017,".
Taxon identifiers
Leichhardtia lloydii
Marsdenia lloydii


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