Leea tinctoria

      Leea tinctoria
      Conservation status
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Plantae
      (unranked): Angiosperms
      (unranked): Eudicots
      (unranked): Rosids
      Order: Vitales
      Family: Vitaceae
      Genus: Leea
      Species: L. tinctoria
      Binomial name
      Leea tinctoria
      Baker

      Leea tinctoria is a species of plant in the Leeaceae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.[1] It is an important nectar source for the bird Nectarinia newtonii (Newton's Yellow-breasted Sunbird).[2] It has orange flowers.[3]

      Source

      1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Leea tinctoria. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
      2. ^ Patrice Christy - William Clarke, "SOUIMANGA DE NEWTON", Le Guide des oiseaux de São Tomé et Príncipe (in French), ECOFAC 
      3. ^ Kathleen Becker (2008), São Tomé and Príncipe, p. 197, ISBN 978-1-84162-216-3 


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