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Flora -- Queensland -- Central Coast

Tylophora crebriflora (Asclepiadaceae), a rainforest vine

Shute Harbour, east of Proserpine, Queensland

June 1965

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This species contains several pharmacologically active alkaloids.
Complex notophyll vine forest.
Reference:
Collins, D.J. et al. (1990) Plants for Medicines. CSIRO Melbourne Publication. ISBN 0643049927. It also occurs in similar habitats in North Queensland, e.g. Hallorans Hill Conservation Park, Atherton. This species has a milky yellow latex.

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