''Pandorea linearis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpetvines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Books: ...
and is
endemic
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to Queensland. It is similar to ''
Pandorea pandorana
''Pandorea pandorana'', commonly known as the wonga wonga vine or wonga-vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae and is native to Australia, Malesia and the southwestern Pacific region. It is a woody scrambler or climber w ...
'' but has nine to thirteen linear leaflets, the lateral leaflets long and wide.
This species was first formally described in 1901 by
Frederick Manson Bailey
Frederick Manson Bailey (8 March 1827 – 25 June 1915) was a botanist active in Australia, who made valuable contributions to the characterisation of the flora of Queensland. He was known by his middle name, Manson.
Early life
Bailey was b ...
who gave it the name ''Tecoma australis'' var. ''linearis'' in ''The Queensland Flora'' from specimens collected near
Herberton
Herberton is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Herberton had a population of 855 people.
Geography
Herberton is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is situ ...
by his son,
John Frederick Bailey
John Frederick Bailey (5 August 1866 – 19 May 1938) was a botanist and horticulturist active in Australia in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Bailey became Director of the Botanic Gardens of Brisbane in 1905. He succeeded his father, Fre ...
.
In 2008,
Gordon P. Guymer
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raised the variety to species status as ''Pandorea linearis'' in the journal ''
Austrobaileya''.
''Pandorea linearis'' grows in woodland, forest and shrubland from the
Stannary Hills
Stannary Hills Tramways are a heritage-listed pair of tramways at Irvinebank, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1901 to 1907. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 25 February 2005.
History
The Boonm ...
to the
Paluma Range in north-eastern Queensland.
References
linearis
Lamiales of Australia
Flora of Queensland
Taxa named by Frederick Manson Bailey
Plants described in 1845
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