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Stephania japonica var. timoriensis (DC.) Forman
Family Menispermaceae
Stephania japonica var. timoriensis (DC.) Forman APNI*

Description: Slender herbaceous climber with tuberous root and slender stems without prickles; dioecious.

Leaves peltate; lamina broadly triangular-ovate, 4–11 cm long, 4–11 cm wide, palmately 5–9-nerved; base rounded, truncate or slightly emarginate; apex acute or acuminate, both surfaces glabrous; petiole 3–8 cm long.

Inflorescences mostly 2–8 cm long.

Drupe ± obovoid, c. 5 mm diam., red at maturity.


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Flowering: Flowers Sep.– April

Distribution and occurrence: Uncommon climber of Lord Howe Island; also northern Australia, East Bengal, southern Malesian islands, SW new Guinea to New Caledonia, Samoa and Tahiti.

Grows in lowland moist forest of Lord Howe Island.
NSW subdivisions: LHI
Other Australian states: Qld N.T.
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Text by P.S. Green (1994)
Taxon concept: L. Forman (1956)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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