Legnephora

Legnephora
Legnephora moorei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Menispermaceae
Genus: Legnephora
Miers
Species

Legnephora is a genus of climbing flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae. It is native to the Bismarck Archipelago, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, New South Wales, the Philippines, and Queensland. The name comes from ancient Greek, referring to a feature of the fruit anatomy being “border bearing”.

Species

Accepted species in the genus include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Legnephora Miers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Legnephora Miers". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Legnephora". PlantNet NSW Flora Online, accessed October 22, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Legnephora". Genus Legnephora. ZipcodeZoo.
  5. ↑ Robinson, Les (2003). Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney (3rd ed.). Simon & Schuster Australia. ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0.