Neosepicaea viticoides
Species of flowering plant
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Neosepicaea viticoides, commonly known as Cape York jungle vine, is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is native to New Guinea and a small part of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
| Neosepicaea viticoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Neosepicaea |
| Species: | N. viticoides |
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| Neosepicaea viticoides | |
It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 8 cm (3.1 in) thick. The leaves are palmately compound, with three or five leaflets. It occurs in Cape York Peninsula in the vicinity of Lockhart River and in New Guinea.[4][5]
It was first described by German botanist Ludwig Diels in 1922.[2][6] In Queensland it has been assigned the conservation status of near threatened.[1]
