Hernandia nymphaeifolia
©Anne Hoggett: Leaves of Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Lizard Island lagoon shore. Photos of this record were identified as Hernandia nymphaeifolia by Dr. Jean-Yves Hiro Meyer (Délégation à la Recherche de la Polynésie française, Tahiti) in Sep 2023.
©Anne Hoggett: Underside of leaf of Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Lizard Island lagoon shore. Photos of this record were identified as Hernandia nymphaeifolia by Dr. Jean-Yves Hiro Meyer (Délégation à la Recherche de la Polynésie française, Tahiti) in Sep 2023.
©Anne Hoggett: Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Lizard Island lagoon shore. Photos of this record were identified as Hernandia nymphaeifolia by Dr. Jean-Yves Hiro Meyer (Délégation à la Recherche de la Polynésie française, Tahiti) in Sep 2023.
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Hernandiaceae
Genus
Hernandia
Species
Hernandia nymphaeifolia
Distinguishing features
Triangular leaves; petiole attached to the lower leaf surface rather than to the margin, veins palmate. This is the first record of this species at Lizard Island (no records in Atlas of Living Australia accessed 15 Sep 2023 and no literature records found).
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
