Nothocnide repanda is a species of plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, and is native to Maritime Southeast Asia, some islands of the western Pacific, and the Australian state of Queensland.
Description This plant is a vine or a scrambling shrub with a stem diameter up to . Leaves are simple (without divisions or lobes), arranged alternately along the stems, tri-veined, and up to long and wide. Flowers are produced on spikes, and there may be up to four spikes per . The spikes are about long, the individual flowers are only about long. The fruit is an achene.
This species is dioecious, meaning that (functionally female) and (functionally male) flowers are borne on separate plants.
Distribution and habitat Nothocnide repanda occurs in Indonesia, the Philippines, the Caroline Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the northern half of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland (including the Torres Strait Islands). It grows in rainforest and stunted, drier forest.
Conservation This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act. , it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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External links
Map of occurrences of this species at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Observations of this species on iNaturalist Images of this species on Flickriver.com