Pleogyne australis Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Pleogyne

Characteristics

Leaves: petiole 0.5–2 cm long, usually tomentose; lamina usually ovate to lanceolate, 4–13 cm long, 2.5–7 cm wide, entire or (?margin of shade leaves) occasionally with a few, large, acute teeth in basal part, pubescent to subglabrous above, tomentose to subglabrous below; veins and reticulation prominent on both surfaces. Inflorescences 2–8 cm long, tomentose. Male flowers shortly pedicellate or subsessile, yellowish; inner 3 sepals acuminate-ovate, 1.5–2 mm long, externally densely pilose; petals 0.5–0.75 mm long; stamens 1 mm long. Female flowers: carpels 1.5 mm long, densely pilose. Drupes subglobose, 6–10 mm long, black, puberulous.
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Habitats include Araucarian vine forest, rainforest and dry scrub in a variety of soils.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

Pleogyne australis unspecified picture

Distribution

Pleogyne australis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:581287-1
WFO ID wfo-0000474128
COL ID 77QNM
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Synonyms

Microclisia australis Pleogyne australis Pleogyne cunninghamii