Leea tinctoria

Leea tinctoria
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
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