Legnephora moorei (F.Muell.) Miers is a plant in the Menispermaceae family, order Ranunculales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Legnephora moorei (F.Muell.) Miers

Legnephora moorei (F.Muell.) Miers

Legnephora moorei, the round-leaf vine, is an Australian endemic rainforest climbing flowering plant in the Menispermaceae family.

Genus
Legnephora
Order
Ranunculales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Legnephora moorei (F.Muell.) Miers

Legnephora moorei, commonly known as the round-leaf vine, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Menispermaceae family. This species is endemic to the rainforests of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Its natural southernmost distribution limit is at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve on the south coast of New South Wales. The round-leaf vine is a tall climbing vine with large leaves, and it is most often identified by the fallen leaves it leaves on the rainforest floor. Its stem can reach up to 9 cm in diameter. This species is one of many plant species named after Charles Moore.

Photo: (c) Martin Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martin Bennett · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ranunculales Menispermaceae Legnephora

More from Menispermaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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