| Burny vine | |
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| Burny vine Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens flower spike and leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Malaisia Blanco (1837) |
| Species: | M. scandens |
| Binomial name | |
| Malaisia scandens (Lour.) Planch. (1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Malaisia scandens (syn. Trophis scandens), the burny vine or crow ash, is a species of large woody vines, constituting part of the fig plant family. They grow naturally in rainforests in Australia and Malesia. It is the only species in the genus Malaisia.
In Australia, they grow naturally from Mount Dromedary in coastal south–eastern New South Wales northwards through the eastern coastal regions to north Queensland, Cape York Peninsula and further across coastal regions of northern Australia in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Botanists have recognised and described two subspecies, as follows, one endemic to Lord Howe Island offshore from New South Wales Australia and the type subspecies of mainland Australia and Malesia.
- Malaisia scandens subsp. megacarpa (P.S.Green) P.S.Green – Lord Howe Island
- Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens – NSW, Qld, NT, WA
Large trunk with serrated, coppice (juvenile) leaves
Flower spike and foliage
Habit below the forest canopy in the open
References
- Malaisia scandens (Lour.) Planch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Trophis%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Trophis scandens subsp. scandens". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- George, Alexander S. (1989). Flora of Australia: Volume 3; Hamamelidales to Casuarinales (PDF). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. p. 19.
- Harden, Gwen J. (Dec 2003). "Trophis scandens – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
- Harden, Gwen J. (July 2001). "Trophis scandens subsp. megacarpa– New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
- Harden, Gwen J. (July 2001). "Trophis scandens subsp. scandens– New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 2 Jan 2014.
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| Malaisia |
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| Malaisia scandens | |
| Trophis scandens |
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