Sphalmium
Sphalmium | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
(unranked): | |
(unranked): | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Sphalmium |
Species: | S. racemosum
|
Binomial name | |
Sphalmium racemosum | |
Synonyms | |
Orites racemosa C.T.White[1] |
Sphalmium is a genus of only one described species (monospecific) of large trees Sphalmium racemosum, of the plant family Proteaceae.[1][2][3][5] They are commonly known as Satin Silky Oak, Mystery Oak, Mt Lewis Oak, Poorman's Fishtail Oak, Satin Silky Oak, Buff Silky Oak.[3][5]
These large trees 30 m (100 ft) tall or more, grow naturally only (endemic) in upland rainforests of the wet tropics region of north eastern Queensland, Australia.[2][3][5]
Taxonomy and naming
Botanists Barbara Briggs, Bernie Hyland and Lawrie Johnson named the new genus and the species combination in 1975.[2][4] They based the new species combination name on Cyril T. White’s 1939 description of Orites racemosa now a synonym.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d White, Cyril T. (1939). "Orites racemosa". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 50: 85.
- ^ a b c d Briggs, Barbara G.; Hyland, Bernie P.M.; Johnson, Lawrie A.S. (1975). "Sphalmium, a distrinctive genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland". Australian Journal of Botany. 23 (1). p. 166, fig. 1.
- ^ a b c d
Hewson, Helen J. (1995). "Sphalmium". Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1. Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 342–343, Figs 81, 159, Map 394. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3.
{{cite book}}
:|format=
requires|url=
(help); External link in
(help); Unknown parameter|chapterurl=
|chapterurl=
ignored (|chapter-url=
suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Sphalmium racemosum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 5 Apr 2013.
- ^ a b c d Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Sphalmium racemosum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 5 Apr 2013.