Neosepicaea viticoides
StatusNT
Status systemQLDNCA
TaxonNeosepicaea viticoides
AuthorityDiels[1][2]

Neosepicaea viticoides, commonly known as Cape York jungle vine, is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is native to New Guinea and a small part of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

It is a vine with a stem diameter up to 8 cm (3.1 in) thick. The leaves are , with three or five leaflets. It occurs in Cape York Peninsula in the vicinity of Lockhart River and in New Guinea.[3][4]

It was first described by German botanist Ludwig Diels in 1922.[1][5] In Queensland it has been assigned the conservation status of near threatened.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Neosepicaea viticoides Diels". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Neosepicaea viticoides Diels". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Neosepicaea viticoides". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Search: species: Neosepicaea viticoides | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. ^ Diels, Ludwig (1922). "Die Bignoniaceae von Papuasien". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 57: 500. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Neosepicaea viticoides". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  • Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
  • Observations of this species on iNaturalist
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