Legnephora

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Legnephora

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Description

Woody climbers. Leaves palmately 3-7-nerved at the base, ± broadly ovate. Inflorescences: Seed curved;

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Maluku (Maluku present); New Guinea present; Philippines (Philippines present), E. Australia present, Lesser Sunda Is present, Solomon Is present, Timor present
E. Australia, Solomon Is.; in Malesia: New Guinea, Lesser Sunda Is. (Timor), Moluccas, Philippines. In all 5 spp.

Notes

Single collections confirm the genus in the Lesser Sunda Is. (Timor) and Solomons (Santa Cruz), but in the absence of fruits the species are uncertain.

Citation

MIERS 1972: p. 275. – In: Kew Bull.: f. 1
Diels 1910: p. 222. – In: Pfl. R.: f. 76
FORMAN 1968 – In: Kew Bull.: 369
MIERS 1871 – In: Contr. Bot.: 287