Aphanopetalum resinosum
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aphanopetalum resinosum, known as the gum vine, is a small plant growing in rainforest or eucalyptus forest in eastern Australia, from north-east Victoria, through New South Wales and north to Queensland.[3]
| Gum vine | |
|---|---|
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| Gum vine, Eastwood, Australia | |
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| Aphanopetalum resinosum, Palm Beach, New South Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Aphanopetalaceae |
| Genus: | Aphanopetalum |
| Species: | A. resinosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphanopetalum resinosum | |
Usually a vine or small shrub growing in moist areas. Leaves 4 to 8 cm long, 1.5 to 3 cm wide, wavy edged or toothed. Leaf stem 2 to 5 mm long. The stems hairless, marked with lenticels. Four petal flowers form on cymes, petals 1 to 3 mm long. The fruit is a nut, 2 to 3 mm long.[3]
In Victoria it is listed as "vulnerable", being known only from a single collection near Mallacoota.[4]
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