Leichhardtia tubulosa
Species of plant
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Leichhardtia tubulosa is a species of plant of unknown habit in the dogbane family, first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1875 as Marsdenia tubulosa.[1] It is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2] It is known only from a single collection, made in 1871 on the summit of Mount Gower,[3] and is believed to be extinct.[1]
| Leichhardtia tubulosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Leichhardtia |
| Species: | †L. tubulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Leichhardtia tubulosa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Marsdenia tubulosa F.Muell. | |