Leichhardtia liisae explained

Leichhardtia liisae (common name - Large-flowered milk vine)^[1] is a climbing plant in the Apocynaceae family, endemic to north-eastern New South Wales.^[2]

It was first described in 1989 by John Beaumont Williams as Marsdenia liisae.^[3] 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: G. J. Harden & J. B. Williams . 1995 . Marsdenia liisae J.B.Williams . 2023-12-13 . PlantNET: New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
2. Web site: Leichhardtia liisae (J.B.Williams) P.I.Forst. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-12-13 . Plants of the World Online . en.
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