Stemona australiana
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Stemona australiana is a plant species native to tropical south-east Asia, including northern Australia
and Papua New Guinea
. It grows as a herb or climber up to two metres high.
It was first published by George Bentham
in 1878 under the name Roxburghia javanica var. australiana, indicating that it was considered a variety of the plant now known as Stemona javanica.. In 1896 Charles Henry Wright transferred it into Stemona, a name for the genus which had priority
over Roxburghia, at the same time promoting it to species rank as Stemona australiana.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
. It grows as a herb or climber up to two metres high.
It was first published by George Bentham
George Bentham
George Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
in 1878 under the name Roxburghia javanica var. australiana, indicating that it was considered a variety of the plant now known as Stemona javanica.. In 1896 Charles Henry Wright transferred it into Stemona, a name for the genus which had priority
Priority (botany)
Priority is a fundamental principle of modern botanical nomenclature and zoological nomenclature. Essentially, it is the principle of recognising the first valid application of a name to a plant or animal...
over Roxburghia, at the same time promoting it to species rank as Stemona australiana.