Rourea brachyandra

Water vine
Foliage
Conservation status
Least Concern  (NCA) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Oxalidales
Family:	Connaraceae
Genus:	Rourea
Species:	R. brachyandra
Binomial name
Rourea brachyandra F.Muell. [2] [3]
Synonyms [3]
Santaloides brachyandra(F.Muell.) G.Schellenb.

Rourea brachyandra, commonly known as water vine, is a species of plants in the family Connaraceae. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia, and is found in coastal rainforests from Rossville south to about Sarina. ^{[4] [5]} It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1872. ^{[2] [3]}

Conservation

This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. ^[1] As of 9 April 2025 ^[update] , it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

References

1. "Species profile—Rourea brachyandra". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
2. "Rourea brachyandra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 9 April 2025.
3. "Rourea brachyandra F.Muell". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
4. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Angiopteris evecta". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 9 April 2025.
5. "Search: species: Rourea brachyandra | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium . Australian Government . Retrieved 9 April 2025.

External links

• View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
• View observations of this species on iNaturalist
• View images of this species on Flickriver.com