Bandicoot Berry (species: Leea novoguineensis) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Leea novoguineensis
Bandicoot Berry


©Anne Hoggett: Leea novoguineensis above Crystal Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Leea novoguineensis above Crystal Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Large bi- and tripinnate leaves of Leea novoguineensis at Lizard Island, airstrip track at LIRS end.

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Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Vitales
Family Vitaceae
Genus Leea
Species Leea novoguineensis

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Distinguishing features

A shrub often with multiple stems bearing large leaves up to 1 metre long, bi- or tripinnate, leaflets with toothed margins.

It was recorded from Lizard Island Island by Specht et at (1973) as Leea indica, a valid species that does not appear to occur in Australia (Atlas of Living Australia, accessed 8 Jul 2023).

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.