Ripogonum elseyanum
Ripogonum elseyanum, commonly known as hairy supplejack, is a climbing vine, or sometimes a shrub, native to coastal rainforests of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3]
| Ripogonum elseyanum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Ripogonaceae |
| Genus: | Ripogonum |
| Species: | R. elseyanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ripogonum elseyanum | |
The species was named by Mueller to honour the surgeon and naturalist, Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey (1834–1857), who was with Mueller on the 1856 expedition led by Augustus Gregory.[4]
References
- "Ripogonum elseyanum F.Muell.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- Harden, Gwen J. (1993). Flora of New South Wales (1st ed.). Kensington NSW: New South Wales University Press. p. 41. ISBN 0868401889.
- "Hairy supplejack – Ripogonum elseyanum, WetlandInfo". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- A. H. Chisholm, 'Elsey, Joseph Ravenscroft (1834–1857)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/elsey-joseph-ravenscroft-3481/text5331, published first in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 28 July 2018.
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