Leichhardtia liisae
Species of flowering plant
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Leichhardtia liisae (common name large-flowered milk vine)[2] is a climbing plant in the Apocynaceae family, endemic to north-eastern New South Wales.[3]
| Leichhardtia liisae | |
|---|---|
| Marsdenia liisae NSW849219[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Leichhardtia |
| Species: | L. liisae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leichhardtia liisae | |
It was first described in 1989 by John Beaumont Williams as Marsdenia liisae.[4][5] In 2021, in a major revision of the Marsdenia genus, Paul Forster placed the species in Leichhardtia, giving the accepted species name, Leichhardtia liisae.[4][6]