Marianthus candidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Pittosporaceae |
Genus: | Marianthus |
Species: | M. candidus
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Binomial name | |
Marianthus candidus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Billardiera candida (Hügel ex Endl.) E.M.Benn. |
Marianthus candidus, commonly known as white marianthus,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Pittosporaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a twining shrub or climber with elliptic leaves and white flowers arranged in groups of twenty to thirty and becoming fawn or pink as they age.