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Deeringia arborescens

Deeringia arborescens, commonly known as climbing deeringia, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is native to Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and grows in well-developed rainforest.

Description

Deeringia arborescens is a vine with a stem diameter up to . Leaves are generally about long and wide, pointed at the tip and somewhat blunt at the base, with both sides hairy (lower more than the upper). Flowers are borne on panicles up to long and are very small — up to diameter.

Distribution and habitat

In Australia it occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the east coast of Queensland and New South Wales, at altitudes up to about . It occupies both well-developed and dryer rainforest, on a variety of substrates.

Conservation

This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. , it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

References

External links

  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  • Observations of this species on iNaturalist
  • Images of this species on Flickriver.com