''Leichhardtia liisae'' (common name - Large-flowered milk vine) is a climbing plant in the Apocynaceae family, endemic to north-eastern New South Wales. It was first described in 1989 by

John Beaumont Williams John Beaumont Williams (12 February 1932 – 31 July 2005) was an Australian botanist who spent most of his working life, from 1957 until 1992 as a lecturer in taxonomy, anatomy and ecology at the University of New England (Australia), Universi ...

as ''Marsdenia liisae''. In 2021, in a major revision of the ''

Marsdenia ''Marsdenia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1810. It is named in honor of the plant collector and Secretary of the Admiralty, William Marsden. The plants are native to tropical regions in Asia, Afri ...

'' genus, Paul Forster placed the species in '' Leichhardtia'', giving the accepted species name, ''Leichhardtia liisae''.

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