Leichhardtia araujacea (F.Muell.) P.I.Forst. (2021:6)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Marsdenia araujacea F.Muell. in Fragm. 6: 135 (1868); Vincetoxicum pachylepis F.M.Bailey in Bot. Bull. Dept. Agric. Queensland 8: 79 (1893); Cynanchum pachylepis (F.M.Bailey) Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 531 (1928)
Conservation Status
Last record: January 1893 (Forster, 1995, 2019; Forster et al., 1996:258; Silcock et al., 2019:SM:3 [as 1893]; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024 [as 1893])
Rediscovered on: 14 September 2016 (Forster, 2019)
Still listed as Extinct by (Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024).
Distribution
northern Queensland, Australia
Type locality: "Queensland, Cook District: Stone River" (Forster, 2019:539)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Type specimen of Marsdenia araujacea:
J. Dallachy s.n. (holo: MEL 113385, 113386); iso: BRI [AQ333092] (Forster, 2019:539)
Type specimen of heterotypic synonym Vincetoxicum pachylepis:
E. Cowley s.n. (holo: BRI [AQ333088]) (Forster, 2019:539)
Rediscovery specimen:
Thompson SLT16602, McConnell, McClean, Nipper, D., Nipper, B. & Nipper, H. (BRI) (Forster, 2019:539)
Media
References
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