Legnephora moorei

Legnephora moorei, the round-leaf vine, is a species of plant in the family Menispermaceae. Endemic to the rainforests of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Round-leaf vine is a tall and large leafed climber usually noticed by fallen leaves on the rainforest floor. The southern most limit of natural distribution is at Yatteyattah Nature Reserve on the south coast of New South Wales. The plant is one of the many named after Charles Moore.[1]

Round-leaf vine
Bulahdelah, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Legnephora
Species:
L. moorei
Binomial name
Legnephora moorei

References

  1. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 336


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