Hypserpa polyandra

Hypserpa polyandra
Flowers and foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Hypserpa
Species:
H. polyandra
Binomial name
Hypserpa polyandra
Synonyms[3]
10 synonyms
  • Anamirta septemnervia K.Schum. ex Diels
  • Hypserpa latifolia Diels
  • Hypserpa monilifera Diels
  • Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa Forman
  • Hypserpa ponapensis Kaneh.
  • Hypserpa raapii Diels
  • Hypserpa selebica Becc.
  • Hypserpa trukensis Hosok.
  • Limacia latifolia Miq. ex Diels
  • Limacia monilifera Burkill
  • Pachygone ponapensis Kaneh.

Hypserpa polyandra is a species of plant in the family Menispermaceae native to parts of Malesia, New Guinea and northeastern Australia. It is a large woody vine with a stem up to 14 cm (5.5 in) diameter, first described by Odoardo Beccari in 1877. It grows in lowland rainforest and gallery forest up to about 100 m (330 ft) above sea level. In Queensland it has been recognised as a vulnerable species.[4][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hypserpa polyandra". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Hypserpa polyandra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Hypserpa polyandra Becc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Hypserpa polyandra". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  • Observations of this species on iNaturalist
  • Images of this species on Flickriver.com