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Hypserpa polyandra
	Flowers and foliage
Conservation status
	Vulnerable (NCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Menispermaceae
Genus:	Hypserpa
Species:	H. polyandra
Binomial name
	Hypserpa polyandra; Becc.
Synonyms
	10 synonyms Anamirta septemnervia K.Schum. ex Diels ; Hypserpa latifolia Diels ; Hypserpa monilifera Diels ; Hypserpa polyandra var. tomentosa Forman ; Hypserpa ponapensis Kaneh. ; Hypserpa raapii Diels ; Hypserpa selebica Becc. ; Hypserpa trukensis Hosok. ; Limacia latifolia Miq. ex Diels ; Limacia monilifera Burkill ; Pachygone ponapensis Kaneh. ;

Hypserpa polyandra is a species of plant in the family Menispermaceae native to parts of Malesia, New Guinea and northeastern Australia. It is a large woody vine with a stem up to 14 cm (5.5 in) diameter, first described by Odoardo Beccari in 1877. It grows in lowland rainforest and gallery forest up to about 100 m (330 ft) above sea level. In Queensland it has been recognised as a vulnerable species.^[4]^[1]

References

1 2 "Hypserpa polyandra". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
↑ "Hypserpa polyandra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
1 2 "Hypserpa polyandra Becc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
↑ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Hypserpa polyandra". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

External links

Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Observations of this species on iNaturalist
Images of this species on Flickriver.com

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[WILDNET-1] 1 2 "Hypserpa polyandra". Wildnet. Queensland Government. 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[APNI-2] "Hypserpa polyandra". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[POWO-3] 1 2 "Hypserpa polyandra Becc". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[RFK-4] F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Hypserpa polyandra". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

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