Adenia heterophylla

Adenia heterophylla, commonly known in Australia as the lacewing vine, is a climbing plant in the family Passifloraceae. It has a broad distribution spanning the equator, from the south eastern corner of China, through Indochina and Malesia, to northern Australia.[2][3][4][5][6][7] In Australia it serves as a food plant for larvae of the glasswing, red lacewing and cruiser butterflies.[6][7]

Lacewing vine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Adenia
Species:
A. heterophylla
Binomial name
Adenia heterophylla
Sightings of this species within Australia and New Guinea
Synonyms[2]
  • Microblepharis heterophylla (Blume) M.Roem.
  • Modecca heterophylla Blume

Taxonomy

First described as Modecca heterophylla by the German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume in 1826, this species was reviewed by Dutch botanist Sijfert Hendrik Koorders who gave it the current binomial name, and published it in the work Exkursionsflora von Java, umfassend die Blütenpflanzen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der im Hochgebirge wildwachsenden Arten im Auftrage des Niederländischen Kolonialministeriums in 1912.

Infraspecies

As of 18 November 2022, there are five infraspecies accepted by Plants of the World Online, as follows:

  • Adenia heterophylla subsp. andamanica W.J.de Wilde[8]
  • Adenia heterophylla subsp. arcta (Craib) W.J.de Wilde[9]
  • Adenia heterophylla subsp. australis (R.Br. ex DC.) W.J.de Wilde[10]
  • Adenia heterophylla var. celebica (Koord.) W.J.de Wilde[11]
  • Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla[12]

Distribution and habitat

The lacewing vine grows in a variety of tropical forest types including rainforest, beach forest, monsoon forest and vine thickets.[6][7] It is native to the following areas: Andaman Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, south east China, Hainan, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Nicobar Islands, the Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Western Australia.[2]

Conservation

This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 17 November 2022, it has not been assessed by the IUCN.

References
  1. "Species profile—Adenia heterophylla". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. "Adenia heterophylla (Blume) Koord.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  3. "Adenia heterophylla in Flora of China @ efloras.org". Flora of China. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. "Adenia heterophylla". Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. Cowie I, Lewis D, et al. (2013). "Adenia heterophylla". FloraNT, Northern Territory Herbarium. Northern Territory Government, Darwin. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Adenia heterophylla subsp. australis". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. "Adenia heterophylla subsp. andamanica W.J.de Wilde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  9. "Adenia heterophylla subsp. arcta (Craib) W.J.de Wilde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  10. "Adenia heterophylla subsp. australis (R.Br. ex DC.) W.J.de Wilde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. "Adenia heterophylla var. celebica (Koord.) W.J.de Wilde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  12. "Adenia heterophylla subsp. heterophylla". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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