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Laurel-leaf hypserpa

Hypserpa laurina

Laurel-leaf hypserpa
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Menispermaceae (Menisperm family)
Grows as
Climber
Native range
S. New Guinea to N. & E. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hypserpa laurina is a slender twining climber in the plant family Menispermaceae. It is native to New Guinea and northeastern Queensland in Australia.

Where it grows

Hypserpa laurina grows in rainforest on the east coast of northern Australia, from Airlie Beach in north Queensland, northwards to Cape York Peninsula and then to New Guinea. It can be found at altitudes from sea level to about 1000 m.

Other Hypserpa plants

Hairy Hypserpa · Hypserpa polyandra · Hypserpa smilacifolia · Hypserpa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hypserpa laurina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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