Leichhardtia liisae

Leichhardtia liisae (common name - Large-flowered milk vine)[2] is a climbing plant in the Apocynaceae family, endemic to north-eastern New South Wales.[3]

Leichhardtia liisae
Marsdenia liisae NSW849219[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Leichhardtia
Species:
L. liisae
Binomial name
Leichhardtia liisae

It was first described in 1989 by John Beaumont Williams as Marsdenia liisae.[4][5] In 2021, in a major revision of the Marsdenia genus, Paul Forster placed the species in Leichhardtia, giving the accepted species name, Leichhardtia liisae.[4][6]

References
  1. "GBIF occurrence data: Marsdenia lijsae NSW849219". gbif.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. G. J. Harden & J. B. Williams (1995). "Marsdenia liisae J.B.Williams". PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. "Leichhardtia liisae (J.B.Williams) P.I.Forst. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. "Leichhardtia liisae". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. J.B. Williams (1989). "A new species of Marsdenia R.Br. (Asclepiadaceae) from eastern Australia". Austrobaileya. 3 (1): 45. ISSN 0155-4131. JSTOR 41738735. Wikidata Q123785858.
  6. Paul I. Forster (2021). "Gymnema R.Br. and Leichhardtia R.Br. (Apocynaceae), reinstated genera for taxa previously included in Marsdenia R.Br.: a conspectus for Australia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands" (PDF). Austrobaileya. 11: 11. ISSN 0155-4131. Wikidata Q121247600. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2021.


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