Muehlenbeckia adpressa

Muehlenbeckia adpressa, commonly known as climbing lignum, is a prostrate or climbing plant, native to Australia.[5] It has thin red-brown stems up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in length. The leaves are 1.5–6 centimetres (0.59–2.36 in) long and 1.5–3.5 centimetres (0.59–1.38 in) wide. It occurs in coastal areas of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[5]

Climbing lignum
M. adpressa (as Polygonum adpressum
Plate 3145,Curtis's Botanical Magazine)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Muehlenbeckia
Species:
M. adpressa
Binomial name
Muehlenbeckia adpressa
Synonyms
List[4]
  • Polygonum adpressum Labill.
  • Calacinum adpressum (Labill.) Raf.
  • Coccoloba appressa Meisn. ex Steud.
  • Muehlenbeckia adpressa var. flexuosa (Meisn.) Benth.
  • Muehlenbeckia adpressa var. rotundifolia Benth.
  • Muehlenbeckia flexuosa Meisn.
  • Polygonum appressum (Meisn. ex Steud.) Steud.
  • Polygonum flexuosum (Meisn.) Kuntze
  • Sarcogonum adpressum (Labill.) G.Don
  • Sarcogonum depressum G.Don ex Loudon

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière, as Polygonum adpressum.[2][6] It was transferred to the genus Muehlenbeckia in 1843 by Carl Meissner.[7][3] Some sources, including Plants of the World Online, regard M. adpressa as a synonym of M. australis.[8] Others treat them as separate species.[9]

References
  1. "Polygonum adpressum". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 59: Plate 3145. 1832.
  2. "Muelenbeckia adpressa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. Meisner, C.D.F. (1843) Plantarum Vascularium Genera 1(2): 227
  4. "Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Muehlenbeckia adpressa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  6. Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1805) Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(13-14): 99, t. 127
  7. "Plant Name Details for Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  8. "Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 6 March 2019
  9. "Vascular Plants: Muehlenbeckia adpressa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 6 March 2019.


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