Biology:Aphanopetalum resinosum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| 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]
Usually a vine or small 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 form on cymes, petals 1 to 3 mm long. The fruit is a nut, 2 to 3 mm long.[3]
Conservation status
In Victoria it is listed as "vulnerable", being known only from a single collection near Mallacoota.[4]
References
- ↑ "Aphanopetalum resinosum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/96984.
- ↑ Endlicher, S.F.L. in Endlicher, S.F.L. & Fenzl, E. (1839) Novarum Stirpium Decades 5:34. Retrieved 9 September 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harden, G.J. (1990) Aphanopetalum resinosum Plant Net, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 16 August 2009
- ↑ "Aphanopetalum resinosum, Flora of Victoria". https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/f6207118-43cb-44c9-88c4-748b96ea2ef5.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4779506 entry
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