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Leichhardtia liisae, known as large-flowered milk vine, is a climbing plant in the Dogbane family (Apocynaceae) native to north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Growing it well means providing warm, humid, wet-tropical-style conditions with support for its twining stems.
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 as Marsdenia liisae. In 2021, in a major revision of the Marsdenia genus, Paul Forster placed the species in Leichhardtia, giving the accepted species name, Leichhardtia liisae.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
