{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Speciesbox |name = Red leea |image = Red Leea (Leea rubra).jpg |image_caption = Foliage and flower buds |status = LC |status_system = QLDNCA |status_ref = {{R|DESQLD}} |taxon = Leea rubra |authority = Blume{{R|APNI|POWO}} |range_map = |range_map_caption = |synonyms = *''Leea brunoniana'' {{au|C.B.Clarke}} *''Leea linearifolia'' {{au|C.B.Clarke}} *''Leea polyphylla'' {{au|Miq.}} *''Leea rubra'' var. ''apiifolia'' {{au|Zipp. ex Miq.}} *''Leea rubra'' f. ''celebica'' {{au|Koord.}} *''Leea rubra'' var. ''polyphylla'' {{au|(Miq.) Miq.}} *''Leea sambucina'' {{au|Blanco}} ''nom. illeg.'' *''Leea sanguinea'' {{au|Wall. ex Bojer}} ''nom. illeg.'' *''Leea sanguinea'' {{au|Kurz}} |synonyms_ref = {{R|POWO}} }}
'''''Leea rubra''''', commonly known as '''red leea''', is a plant in the family Vitaceae native to Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines, New Guinea, the Northern Territory and Queensland.{{R|POWO}} It is a small shrub growing up to {{cvt|3|m}} tall with 2-, 3- or 4-pinnate leaves.{{R|RFK|FM}} The flower buds and stems are bright red, the five petals may be cream, pink or red. The fruit is a red, purple or black berry about {{cvt|11|mm}} diameter containing 4-6 seeds.{{R|RFK|FM}}
The red leea grows in rainforest as an understory plant, at altitudes from sea level to about {{cvt|400|m}}.{{R|RFK}}
==Conservation== This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.{{R|DESQLD}} {{As of|2023|07|13}}, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed" heights="190px"> File:紅葉火筒樹 Leea rubra -香港公園 Hong Kong Park- (9207631152).jpg|Inflorescence File:Leea-rubra-ALA-2.jpg|Flowers and buds File:Leea-rubra-ALA-1.jpg|Foliage and flowers File:Leea-rubra-ALA-3.jpg|X-ray of leaf </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="DESQLD">{{cite web |url=https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=11834 |title=Species profile—''Leea rubra'' |year=2022 |website=Queensland Department of Environment and Science |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="APNI">{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/76472 |title=''Leea rubra'' |website=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:68349-1 |title=''Leea rubra'' Blume |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="RFK">{{cite web |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Leea_rubra.htm |title=''Leea rubra'' |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |website=Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>
<ref name="FM">{{cite web |title=Leea rubra |url=https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/flora-malesiana/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8312d054-2511-4397-ab40-c9d815a00bd7 |website=Flora Malesiana |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> }}
==External links== {{Wikispecies}} {{Commonscat}} * [https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Leea+rubra#tab_mapView View a map] of historical sightings of this species in Australia at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium * [https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=344938 View observations] of this species on iNaturalist * [https://flickriver.com/search/Leea+rubra View images] of this species on Flickriver
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rubra Category:Flora of Bangladesh Category:Flora of Assam (region) Category:Flora of Indo-China Category:Flora of Malesia Category:Flora of Papuasia Category:Flora of the Northern Territory Category:Flora of Queensland Category:Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Blume Category:Plants described in 1825