Hypserpa polyandra

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Hypserpa polyandra
Flowers and foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Hypserpa
Species:
H. polyandra
Binomial name
Hypserpa polyandra
Synonyms[3]
10 synonyms
  • Anamirta septemnervia K.Schum. ex Diels
  • Hypserpa latifolia Diels
  • Hypserpa monilifera Diels
  • Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa Forman
  • Hypserpa ponapensis Kaneh.
  • Hypserpa raapii Diels
  • Hypserpa selebica Becc.
  • Hypserpa trukensis Hosok.
  • Limacia latifolia Miq. ex Diels
  • Limacia monilifera Burkill
  • Pachygone ponapensis Kaneh.

Hypserpa polyandra is a species of plant in the family Menispermaceae native to parts of Malesia, New Guinea and northeastern Australia. It is a large woody vine with a stem up to 14 cm (5.5 in) diameter, first described by Odoardo Beccari in 1877. It grows in lowland rainforest and gallery forest up to about 100 m (330 ft) above sea level. In Queensland it has been recognised as a vulnerable species.[4][1]

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