Aphanopetalum resinosum
| Gum vine | |
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| Gum vine, Eastwood, Australia | |
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| Aphanopetalum resinosum, Palm Beach, New South Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Aphanopetalaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanopetalum |
| Species: | A. resinosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphanopetalum resinosum | |
Aphanopetalum resinosum, known as the gum vine, is a small plant growing in rainforest or eucalyptus forest in eastern Australia, from north-east Victoria, through New South Wales and north to Queensland.[3]
Description
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Usually a vine or a small, rambling shrub growing in moist areas. Leaves 4 to 8 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, wavy edged or toothed. Leaf stem 2 to 5 mm long. The stems hairless, marked with lenticels. Four petal flowers, which appear in spring and summer, form on cymes, petals 1 to 3 mm long. The fruit is a nut, 2 to 3 mm long.[3]
Distribution
[edit]It grows in rainforest or eucalypt forest of eastern Australia, from northeastern Victoria, through New South Wales and northern Queensland, where it occurs in wetlands, rainforests and in riparian zones within open woodlands.[4]
Conservation status
[edit]In Victoria it is listed as "vulnerable", being known only from a single collection near Mallacoota.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aphanopetalum resinosum". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Endlicher, S.F.L. in Endlicher, S.F.L. & Fenzl, E. (1839) Novarum Stirpium Decades 5:34. Retrieved 9 September 2019
- ^ a b Harden, G.J. (1990) Aphanopetalum resinosum Plant Net, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 16 August 2009
- ^ Aphanopetalum resinosum Endl. PlantNET. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Aphanopetalum resinosum, Flora of Victoria". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
External links
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