Parsonsia diaphanophleba is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae.[2][1] It is found in Western Australia[1] and is listed as a priority 4 (rare, threatened, or in need of monitoring)[1][3] species.
Parsonsia diaphanophleba is a vine, whose woody stems can reach up to 10 m high,[1] Flowering from January to February, April to June or September, its flowers are white/cream and pink.[1]
Parsonsia diaphanophleba occurs in Jarrah forest on the Swan Coastal Plain in the southwest of Western Australia, growing on alluvial soils along rivers.[1]
Parsonsia diaphanophleba was first described in 1861, by Ferdinand von Mueller,[4] and later redescribed, in 1868, as Lyonsia diaphanophlebia by Bentham,[5] who adjusted the Latin of the basionym (the earliest name) to Parsonsia diaphanophlebia.[4][5] Its currently accepted name is Parsonsia diaphanophleba.[2]
Parsonsia diaphanophleba is a woody vine of the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Western Australia and is listed as a priority 4 (rare, threatened, or in need of monitoring) species.
