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Stemona australiana

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Stemona australiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Stemonaceae
Genus: Stemona
Species:
S. australiana
Binomial name
Stemona australiana
Synonyms[1]
  • Roxburghia javanica var. australiana Benth.
  • Stemona versteegii Schltr.

Stemona australiana is a plant species native to tropical south-east Asia, including northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. It grows as a herb or climber up to two metres high.[2]

It was first published by George Bentham in 1878 under the name Roxburghia javanica var. australiana, indicating that it was considered a variety of the plant now known as Stemona javanica.[3][4] In 1896 Charles Henry Wright transferred it into Stemona, a name for the genus which had priority over Roxburghia, at the same time promoting it to species rank as Stemona australiana.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Stemona australiana (Benth.) C.H.Wright". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Stemona australiana (Benth.) C.H.Wright". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ Bentham, George; Mueller, Ferdinand von (1878). Flora australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Vol. 7. London: L. Reeve & Co. p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Roxburghia javanica var. australiana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Stemona australiana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ Wright, C.H. (1896). "On the genus Stemona, Lour". The Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany (in Latin). 32: 496. Retrieved 25 April 2024.