Tripladenia cunninghamii D.Don APNI* Synonyms: Kreysigia multiflora auct. non (R.Br.) Rchb. APNI*
Tripladenia cunninghamia APNI*
Description: Herb to 40 cm high, ± glabrous except for scabrous ridges on stems.
Leaves ovate to lanceolate, 40–90 cm long, 1–4.5 cm wide, apex acute, base ± cordate, margins ± undulate.
Flowers 15–25 mm diam., mauve or pink; peduncle 3–6 cm long; pedicels 1–3 cm long. Tepals 7–12 mm long, 4–7 mm wide, margins ± undulate; basal appendages 2–3 mm long. Stamens 5–6 mm long.
Capsule ovoid, wrinkled, 6–8 mm diam.; seeds yellow or brown.
Flowering: October–January
Distribution and occurrence: Widespread, not common but often locally abundant; grows in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest, north from Myall Lakes.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT
Other Australian states: Qld
Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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