Deeringia arborescens

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Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Deeringia arborescens
Branch with two green leaves and a number of spikes with numerous tiny flowers
Flowers and leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Deeringia
Species:
D. arborescens
Binomial name
Deeringia arborescens
Synonyms[3]
  • Lestibudesia arborescens R.Br.
  • Celosia arborescens Spreng.
  • Deeringia altissima F.Muell.
  • Lagrezia altissima Moq.
  • Lestibudesia altissima A.Cunn. ex Moq.

Deeringia arborescens, commonly known as climbing deeringia, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and grows in well-developed rainforest.

Deeringia arborescens is a vine with a stem diameter up to 13 cm (5.1 in). Leaves are generally about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and 6.5 cm (2.6 in) wide, pointed at the tip and somewhat blunt at the base, with both sides hairy (lower more than the upper). Flowers are borne on panicles up to 13 cm (5.1 in) long and are very small — up to 2.5 mm (0.10 in) diameter.[4][5]

Distribution and habitat

In Australia it occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the east coast of Queensland and New South Wales, at altitudes up to about 750 m (2,460 ft). It occupies both well-developed and dryer rainforest, on a variety of substrates.[4]

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