Stemona australiana (Benth.) C.H.Wright

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Wright, C.H. (1896), On the Genus Stemona. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 32: 496

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Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Stemonaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 178, Fig. 45G, Map 225
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nomenclatural synonym: Roxburghia javanica var. australiana Benth.: 178
  Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Stemonaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 178, Fig. 45G, Map 225
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nomenclatural synonym: Roxburghia javanica var. australiana Benth.: 178

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Stemona.

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Description

Stems twining, to 2 m long. Leaves ovate to narrowly ovate, acute or shortly acuminate, cuneate, rounded or cordate at base; lamina 40–75 mm long, 3–35 mm wide, 3–11-veined; petiole 3–10 mm long. Flowers 1–3 per cluster; pedicels 8–30 mm long. Perianth segments ovate to narrowly ovate, obtuse, mucronate to acute, 10–14 mm long, deep red. Stamens 6–10 mm long; anthers 2–3 mm long; appendages minute, to 1.5 mm long. Fruit not seen.

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Distribution

Occurs in coastal and near-coastal areas of the north Kimberley, W.A., N.T. and Cape York Peninsula, Qld; also in New Guinea.

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Habitat

Occurs in woodland, open forest, strand forest or on rainforest margins.

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Representative Herbarium Specimens

W.A.: c. 20 km N of Kalumburu Mission, P.A. Fryxell & L.A. Craven 4117 (CANB, PERTH).

N.T.: c. 3 km S of Nourlangie Creek, N. Byrnes 1955 (CANB, DNA, NT); Djapididjapin, c. 19 km from Nangalala, H. Reeve 580 (CANB); East Coast road, Murganella, G. Wightman 1063 (DNA).

Qld: c. 0.8 km S of Cape York, L.S. Smith 12510 (BRI).

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Notes

Cape York Peninsula collections exhibit consistently cordate leaves with more numerous veins (7–11) and narrower perianth segments. They approach Stemona javanica (Kunth) Engl. but have 1–3 flowers per cluster, not many flowers as in that species.

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Illustrations

J. Beasley, Plants of Cape York 202 (2009).

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Bibliography

Beasley, J. (2009). Plants of Cape York: The Compact Guide. (John Beasley).

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Source

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 46 (1986), a product of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia

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Stemona australiana by I.R.Telford. (© Commonwealth of Australia)

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Cite this profile as: I.R.H. Telford. Stemona australiana, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Stemona%20australiana [Date Accessed: 19 September 2025]