Melodinus acutiflorus
| Melodinus acutiflorus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Melodinus |
| Species: | M. acutiflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melodinus acutiflorus F.Muell.[1] | |
Melodinus acutiflorus is a species of vines, commonly named white-flowered melodinus, byamurra, or merangarra and constituting part of the plant family Apocynaceae. They grow naturally in Papua New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.[2][3][4]
The species was formally described in 1857 by Victorian government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller based on plant material found in the vicinity of the Brisbane River.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Melodinus acutiflorus'". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ New South Wales Flora Online: Melodinus acutiflorus by G. J. Harden & J. B. Williams, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ↑ Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Melodinus acutiflorus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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