Neosepicaea jucunda
| Neosepicaea jucunda | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Neosepicaea |
| Species: | N. jucunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Neosepicaea jucunda | |
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Neosepicaea jucunda, commonly known as jungle vine, is a species of plant in the jacaranda family Bignoniaceae. It is a twining vine that is native to the Wet Tropics bioregion of Queensland, Australia, and was first described in 1864.[4][5]
Description
Stem and foliage
It is a twining vine with a stem diameter up to 7 cm (2.8 in). It has trifoliate leaves (i.e. compound leaves that are divided into three leaflets) that are opposite and decussate. The leaf stalk, or petiole (botany), may be as long as 10 cm (3.9 in). The leaflet blades can be up to 17 cm (6.7 in) long and 6.5 cm (2.6 in) wide.[4]
Flowers & fruit
The inflorescence is a panicle produced from any part of the stem or branches, carrying a number of pinkish-purple tubular flowers. The flowers are about 15 mm (0.6 in) wide when fully open, and about 30 mm (1.2 in) long with a number of short lobes at the apex. The fruit is a capsule (fruit) about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and 2 to 3 cm (0.79 to 1.18 in) around. It splits along a longitudinal seam on maturity, releasing numerous winged seeds.[4]
Distribution and habitat
This plant grows in rainforest of northeast Queensland, from a little north of Cooktown to about Townsville.[6] The altitudinal range is from sea level to about 1,100 m (3,600 ft).[4]
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1864 (as Haussmannia jucunda) by Ferdinand von Mueller, based on material collected from the Seaview Range, near Ingham.[7] It was transferred to Neosepicaea in 1957 by Dutch botanist Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van Steenis.[3]
References
- ^ "Neosepicaea jucunda". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ "Neosepicaea jucunda". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "Neosepicaea jucunda (F.Muell.) Steenis". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Neosepicaea jucunda". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-9581742-1-3.
- ^ "Search: species: Neosepicaea jucunda | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Mueller, Ferdinand von (1864). Fragmenta phytographiæ Australiæ (in Latin). Vol. 4. Melbourne: Joannis Ferres. p. 148. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
External links
- Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Observations of this species on iNaturalist
- Images of this species on Flickriver.com