Marsdenia tubulosa
Marsdenia tubulosa is a species of plant of unknown habit in the dogbane family. It is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[1] It is known only from a single collection, made in 1871 on the summit of Mount Gower, and may be extinct.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Marsdenia |
Species: | M. tubulosa |
Binomial name | |
Marsdenia tubulosa | |
Description
The plant has semi-circular leaves about 45 mm long and small tubular flowers. The specific epithet refers to the tubular corollas. The appearance of the fruit is unknown.[2]
References
- Hill, K.D. "Marsdenia tubulosa F.Muell". Plant NET: NSW Flora Online. National Herbarium of NSW: Sydney. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- Anon (2007). Appendices, Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan (PDF). Sydney: Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW). p. 184. ISBN 978-1-74122-598-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-22.
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