Paphia meiniana

Paphia meiniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Paphia
Species:	P. meiniana
Binomial name
Paphia meiniana (F.Muell.) Schltr. [1] [2]
Synonyms
Agapetes meiniana F.Muell.

Paphia meiniana is a plant in the Ericaceae family. ^{[1] [2]}

It was first described in 1887 as Agapetes meiniana by Ferdinand von Mueller. ^{[1] [3]} In 1918 Rudolf Schlechter transferred it to the genus, Paphia. ^{[1] [4]}

It is endemic to north-east Queensland, growing in the wet tropics, ^[1] as an epiphyte in the crowns of large trees, looking much like a vine. However on rocky summits it grows as a shrub. ^[5]

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References

1. "Paphia meiniana F.Muell. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
2. "Paphia meiniana (F.Muell.) Schltr". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
3. Ferdinand von Mueller (1887). "Descriptions of new Australian plants (continued)". The Victorian Naturalist . 3 (11): 157–160 [158]. ISSN   0042-5184. Wikidata   Q124841229.
4. Schlechter, F.R.R. (1918), Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 55: 183
5. Zich F.A., Hyland B.P.M., Whiffin T., Kerrigan R.A. (2020). "Paphia meiniana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8 (apps.lucidcentral.org). Retrieved 12 March 2024.

External links

• Paphia meiniana: Images & occurrence data at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility