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Leea macrophylla

Leea macrophylla

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened plants listIUCN: Least Concern
Leea macrophylla (Leea macrophylla)

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Scientific name
Leea macrophylla
Family
Vitaceae, order Vitales
Group
Plant
Conservation status
Least Concern

Giant leaves and small flowers.

  • Spot it Very large heart-shaped leaves.
  • Home Moist, shady places.
  • Food web Small insects visit the flowers.
  • Why it matters Big leaves shade and cool damp soil.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened plants of Rajasthan, for southern Rajasthan.[2]
  • RajasthanThe Board describes it as a herb of the Leeaceae family.[2]

Sources

  1. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Plants of Rajasthan (55 plants) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (species pages linked on each entry) (database). Global conservation status. Every species page was opened.
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  4. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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