''Parsonsia diaphanophleba'' is a woody
vine of the family
Apocynaceae.
[ It is found in Western Australia][ and is listed as a priority 4 (rare, threatened, or in need of monitoring)][ species.
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Description
''Parsonsia
''Parsonsia'' is a genus of woody vines in the family Apocynaceae. Species occur throughout Indomalaya, Australasia and Melanesia.
Description
The leaves are opposite, the shape and size of juvenile leaves often bearing little resemblance to th ...
diaphanophleba'' is a vine, whose woody stems can reach up to 10 m high,
Distribution and habitat
''Parsonsia diaphanophleba'' occurs in Jarrah forest on the Swan Coastal Plain
The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geol ...
in the southwest of Western Australia, growing on alluvial soils along rivers.[
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Taxonomy
''Parsonsia diaphanophleba'' was first described in 1861, by Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Vict ...
,[ and later redescribed, in 1868, as ''Lyonsia diaphanophlebia'' by Bentham,][ who adjusted the Latin of the ]basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...
(the earliest name) to ''Parsonsia diaphanophlebia''.[ Its currently accepted name is ''Parsonsia diaphanophleba''.][
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References
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diaphanophlebia
Gentianales of Australia
Endemic flora of Southwest Australia
Plants described in 1861
Vines
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller