''Leichhardtia lloydii'',

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''Marsdenia lloydii'', is a climbing plant found in eastern

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(New South Wales, Queensland). It is known as the corky marsdenia. This member of the dogbane family exudes white

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when leaves are broken from the stem. The stems have a white fissured corky covering. This plant is found in and around drier

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areas, north from

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References

Asclepiadoideae Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland Taxa named by Paul Irwin Forster {{Apocynaceae-stub