''Legnephora moorei'', the round-leaf vine, is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

in the family Menispermaceae. Endemic to the

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

s of

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and

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. Round-leaf vine is a tall and large leafed climber usually noticed by fallen leaves on the

floor. The southernmost limit of natural distribution is at

Yatteyattah Nature Reserve The Yatteyattah Nature Reserve is a protected sub tropical rainforest in Yatte Yattah on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia. The reserve was formed from landed donated by a local farmer in the 1990's. The estimated elevation of the t ...

on the south coast of New South Wales. The plant is one of the many named after Charles Moore.The stem of the vine can go up to 9 cm.

References

Menispermaceae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller {{Menispermaceae-stub