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The fruit is a [[drupe]], ellipsoidal or ovoid, and about {{cvt|8|mm|2}} long. They are green initially, becoming blue-purple or black when ripe, and they contain a single seed.{{R|PLANTNET|FOA|RFK|COOPER2|CQCLN}}
The fruit is a [[drupe]], ellipsoidal or ovoid, and about {{cvt|8|mm|2}} long. They are green initially, becoming blue-purple or black when ripe, and they contain a single seed.{{R|PLANTNET|FOA|RFK|COOPER2|CQCLN}}

==Taxonomy==
This species was first described in 1862 by the British botanist [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]], based on specimens from "eastern tropical Australia". In his publication it can be seen that he named the plant ''Euroschinus falcatus'',{{R|GP}} however the [[Australian Plant Name Index]] considers the [[orthographical variant]] ''Euroschinus falcata'' to be the correct combination,{{R|APNI}} which is at odds with several other authorities such as the [[National Herbarium of New South Wales]],{{R|PLANTNET}} the ''2022 Census of the Queensland flora and fungi'' based on data from the [[Queensland Herbarium]],{{R|QCENSUS}} [[Plants of the World Online]],{{R|POWO}} the [[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]],{{R|GBIF}} [[World Flora Online]],{{R|WFO}} and the [[Catalogue of Life]].{{R|COL}}

===Etymology===
The genus name ''Euroschinus'' is derived from the Latin ''[[wikt:eurus#Latin|eurus]]'' meaning east, and the existing South American genus ''[[Schinus]]''. The [[Botanical name#Binary name|species epithet]] ''falcatus'' is Latin for curved or sickle-shaped, referring to the leaves.{{R|COOPER2}}


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<ref name="RFK">{{cite web |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Euroschinus_falcatus.htm |title=''Euroschinus falcatus'' |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |website=[[Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants]] Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), [[Australian Government]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>
<ref name="RFK">{{cite web |url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Euroschinus_falcatus.htm |title=''Euroschinus falcatus'' |author1=F.A.Zich |author2=B.P.M.Hyland |author3=T.Whiffen |author4=R.A.Kerrigan |author2-link=Bernard Hyland |year=2020 |website=[[Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants]] Edition 8 (RFK8) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), [[Australian Government]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="APNI">{{cite web |url=https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/51266614 |title=''Euroschinus falcatus'' |website=[[Australian Plant Name Index]] (APNI) |publisher=Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, [[Australian Government]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="GP">{{cite book |last1=Bentham |first1=George |last2=Hooker |first2=Joseph Dalton |title=Genera plantarum :ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita |date=1862 |publisher=A. Black |location=London |page=422 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/655176 |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="QCENSUS">{{cite web |title=Census of the Queensland flora and fungi |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/62f0a246-0255-4982-aa16-efec119b6064/resource/5d86a172-a013-4937-8175-d6be4d0166e8/download/queensland-flora-and-fungi-census-2022-vascular-plant-print.pdf |website=Queensland Government Open Data Portal |publisher=[[Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (Queensland)]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="GBIF">{{cite web |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3659561 |title=''Euroschinus falcatus'' Hook.fil. |website=Global Biodiversity Information Facility |year=2024 |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="WFO">{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000682858 |title=''Euroschinus falcatus'' Hook.f. |website=[[World Flora Online]] |publisher=World Flora Online Consortium |year=2024 |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="COL">{{cite web |title=''Euroschinus falcatus'' Hook. fil. |url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6HFH4 |website=Catalogue of Life |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>
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*{{cite book |author-link=Alexander Floyd |first=A.G. |last=Floyd |title=Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia |publisher=Inkata Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-9589436-7-3 }}


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Revision as of 07:32, 19 March 2024

Blush cudgerie
Growing in open forest
near Yeppoon, Queensland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Euroschinus
Species:
Euroschinus
Binomial name
Euroschinus
Synonyms[3]
  • Euroschinus falcatus var. angustifolia Benth. (1863)
  • Euroschinus falcatus var. typica Domin (1927)
  • Euroschinus parvifolius S.Moore (1920)
  • Rhus euroschina Ferdinand von Mueller (1869)
  • Sorindeia falcata Marchand (1869)

Euroschinus falcatus is a large tree in the mango and cashew family Anacardiaceae, found along almost the entire east coast of Australia from Cape York Peninsula to the Shoalhaven River. Common names include maiden's blush and blush cudgerie.

Description

Euroschinus falcatus is a semi-deciduous tree growing up to 30 m (98 ft) tall, and it may be buttressed in larger specimens. Branchlets and twigs may be either finely hairy or hair-free. The compound leaves have between four and ten sickle-shaped leaflets measuring up to 15 by 7 cm (5.9 by 2.8 in). The leaflets have 6 to 11 pairs of lateral veins and are either opposite or alternately arranged, with no true terminal leaflet. Crushed leaves and broken twigs produce a clear sap with an odour similar to mango.[2][4][5][6][7]

The conspicuous inflorescences are panicles up to 18 cm (7.1 in) long and are covered in fine pale hairs. The fragrant flowers are white, cream or green and held on very short pedicels (stalks) about 0.5 mm (0.02 in) long. The calyx is green or yellow with lobes up to 1 mm (0.04 in) long, petals are about 3 mm (0.12 in) long.[2][4][5][6][7]

The fruit is a drupe, ellipsoidal or ovoid, and about 8 mm (0.31 in) long. They are green initially, becoming blue-purple or black when ripe, and they contain a single seed.[2][4][5][6][7]

Taxonomy

This species was first described in 1862 by the British botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, based on specimens from "eastern tropical Australia". In his publication it can be seen that he named the plant Euroschinus falcatus,[8] however the Australian Plant Name Index considers the orthographical variant Euroschinus falcata to be the correct combination,[9] which is at odds with several other authorities such as the National Herbarium of New South Wales,[2] the 2022 Census of the Queensland flora and fungi based on data from the Queensland Herbarium,[10] Plants of the World Online,[3] the Global Biodiversity Information Facility,[11] World Flora Online,[12] and the Catalogue of Life.[13]

Etymology

The genus name Euroschinus is derived from the Latin eurus meaning east, and the existing South American genus Schinus. The species epithet falcatus is Latin for curved or sickle-shaped, referring to the leaves.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Species profile—Euroschinus falcatus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "PlantNET - FloraOnline". PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System). Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Euroschinus falcatus Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Jessup, L.W. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Euroschinus falcatus". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Euroschinus falcatus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 17. ISBN 978-0958174213.
  7. ^ a b c "Ribbonwood: Euroschinus falcatus, Fam. Anacardiaceae". Central QLD Coast Landcare Network. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. ^ Bentham, George; Hooker, Joseph Dalton (1862). Genera plantarum :ad exemplaria imprimis in Herberiis Kewensibus servata definita. London: A. Black. p. 422. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Euroschinus falcatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Census of the Queensland flora and fungi" (PDF). Queensland Government Open Data Portal. Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (Queensland). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Euroschinus falcatus Hook.fil". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Euroschinus falcatus Hook.f." World Flora Online. World Flora Online Consortium. 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Euroschinus falcatus Hook. fil". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

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