Kingdom Plantae Family Apocynaceae Genus Marsdenia | Order Gentianales Subfamily Asclepiadaceae Rank Species | |
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Marsdenia tubulosa is a species of plant of unknown habit in the dogbane family. It is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is known only from a single collection, made in 1871 on the summit of Mount Gower, and may be extinct.
Description
The plant has semi-circular leaves about 45 mm long and small tubular flowers. The specific epithet refers to the tubular corollas. The appearance of the fruit is unknown.
References
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