Parsonsia diaphanophleba

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
Conservation status
Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Parsonsia
Species:	P. diaphanophleba
Binomial name
Parsonsia diaphanophleba F.Muell.[2]
Synonyms
Lyonsia diaphanophlebia Benth. Lyonsia diaphanophleba (F.Muell.) Benth.

Description

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]

Distribution and habitat

Parsonsia diaphanophleba occurs in Jarrah forest on the Swan Coastal Plain in the southwest of Western Australia, growing on alluvial soils along rivers.^[1]

Taxonomy

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]