''Leichardtia'' is a plant genus in the family
Apocynaceae
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, first described as a genus in 1849. It is native to
Australia
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New Caledonia
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Fiji
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The Plant List, genus ''Leichardtia''
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# '' Leichardtia billardieri'' (Decne.) Bullock - New Caledonia
# '' Leichardtia ericoides'' (Schltr.) Bullock - New Caledonia
# '' Leichardtia leptophylla'' (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Bullock - Australia
# '' Leichardtia stenophylla'' (A. Gray) A.C. Sm. - Fiji
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*''Leichardtia australis'' R.Br. synonym of ''Marsdenia australis
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Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae genera
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