Muehlenbeckia adpressa

Muehlenbeckia adpressa, commonly known as climbing lignum, is a prostrate or climbing plant, native to Australia.[5] It has thin red-brown stems up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in length. The leaves are 1.5–6 centimetres (0.59–2.36 in) long and 1.5–3.5 centimetres (0.59–1.38 in) wide. It occurs in coastal areas of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.[5]

Climbing lignum
M. adpressa (as Polygonum adpressum
Plate 3145,Curtis's Botanical Magazine)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Muehlenbeckia
Species:
M. adpressa
Binomial name
Muehlenbeckia adpressa
Synonyms
List[4]

Polygonum adpressum Labill.
Calacinum adpressum (Labill.) Raf.
Coccoloba appressa Meisn. ex Steud.
Muehlenbeckia adpressa var. flexuosa (Meisn.) Benth.
Muehlenbeckia adpressa var. rotundifolia Benth.
Muehlenbeckia flexuosa Meisn.
Polygonum appressum (Meisn. ex Steud.) Steud.
Polygonum flexuosum (Meisn.) Kuntze
Sarcogonum adpressum (Labill.) G.Don
Sarcogonum depressum G.Don ex Loudon

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière, as Polygonum adpressum.[2][6] It was transferred to the genus Muehlenbeckia in 1843 by Carl Meissner.[7][3] Some sources, including Plants of the World Online, regard M. adpressa as a synonym of M. australis.[8] Others treat them as separate species.[9]

References
  1. "Polygonum adpressum". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 59: Plate 3145. 1832.
  2. "Muelenbeckia adpressa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  3. Meisner, C.D.F. (1843) Plantarum Vascularium Genera 1(2): 227
  4. "Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Muehlenbeckia adpressa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  6. Labillardiere, J.J.H. de (1805) Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1(13-14): 99, t. 127
  7. "Plant Name Details for Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  8. "Muehlenbeckia adpressa (Labill.) Meisn.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 6 March 2019
  9. "Vascular Plants: Muehlenbeckia adpressa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 6 March 2019.


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