Tiliacora australiana
| Tiliacora australiana | |
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| Herbarium specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Menispermaceae |
| Genus: | Tiliacora |
| Species: | T. australiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tiliacora australiana | |
Tiliacora australiana is a species of plant in the family Menispermaceae. It is native to the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, and was first described in 1982.
Description
Tiliacora australiana is a scrambling shrub or vine with a stem diameter up to 5 cm (2 in). The leaves are lanceolate to ovate-lancolate and measure up to 14 cm (5.5 in) long and 7 cm (2.8 in) wide. Inflorescences grow from the leaf axils or directly from the stem. The flowers are small, with six petals about 2 mm (0.08 in) long. The fruit is a drupe about 7 mm (0.28 in) long.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
The species is known from Cape York Peninsula and the Northern Territory. It grows in gallery forest and monsoon forest at altitudes up to 250 m (820 ft).[4][6]
Conservation status
It is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of June 2026, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
References
- 1 2 "Taxon - Tiliacora australiana". WildNet. Queensland Government. 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Tiliacora australiana Forman". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Tiliacora australiana Forman". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- 1 2 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Tiliacora australiana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ Forman, L.L. (1982). "New Australian Menispermaceae". Kew Bulletin. 37 (3): 369–373. doi:10.2307/4110034. JSTOR 4110034.
- ↑ "Search: species: Tiliacora australiana | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
External links
- Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Observations of this species on iNaturalist
- Images of this species on Flickriver.com