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|image = Ungeria floribunda - Ilustration.jpg |
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|image_caption = Watercolour ilustration by John Doody of ''Ungeria floribunda'' |
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|genus = Ungeria |
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|parent_authority = [[Heinrich Wilhelm Schott|Schott]] & [[Stephan Endlicher|Endl.]] |
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|species = floribunda |
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|authority = Schott & Endl. |
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'''''Ungeria''''' is a [[monotypic]] genus of [[flowering plant]]s belonging to the family [[Malvaceae]]. It just contains one species, '''''Ungeria floribunda''''' <small>Schott & Endl.</small><ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=''Ungeria'' Schott & Endl. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:38847-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=2 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It is also in the [[Helicteroideae]] subfamily and Helictereae tribe.<ref name=Grin>{{cite web |title=Genus ''Ungeria'' Schott & Endl. |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=12557 |website=npgsweb.ars-grin.gov |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> |
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Its native range is [[Norfolk Island]] (in the [[Pacific Ocean]] near Australia).<ref name="POWO"/> It is found in Mount Pitt Nature Reserve (part of [[Norfolk Island National Park]]).<ref name=Coyne>Peter Coyne {{google books|68THCAAAQBAJ|Norfolk Island's Fascinating Flora (2011)|page=84}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
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It is a tree that can grow up to {{convert|15|m|0|abbr=on}} tall.<ref name=Stamp>{{cite web |title=stamp ''Ungeria floribunda'' 2020 |url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/stamps/stamp-ungeria-floribunda-2020.html |website=www.anbg.gov.au |access-date=2 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It has leaves which are broadly elliptic or obovate and [[evergreen]].<ref name=Flora>Australian Government Pub. Service, 1982 {{google books|zg4lAQAAMAAJ|Flora of Australia, Volume 49|page=108}}</ref> The leaf blades are about {{convert|6|-|12|cm|0|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|4|-|8|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide.<ref name=Coyne/> It has deep pink flowers.<ref name=Flora/> The flowers each have five deep pink petals {{convert|16|-|20|mm|0|abbr=on}} long and it thought to be pollinated by birds. The fruits are 5 lobed and star-shapped in cross-section.<ref name=Coyne/> |
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Moths of ''[[Austrocarea iocephala]] subspecies millsi can be found on the tree.<ref>J.D. Holloway {{google books|dTCL5zmvL0EC|Lepidoptera of Norfolk Island. Their Biogeography and Ecology (1977)|page=77}}</ref> |
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It is related (dna wise) to the [[Durian]].<ref name=Coyne/> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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It has the common name of 'Bastard Oak', (due to the inferior quality of the timber,<ref name=Coyne/>) was listed as [[Vulnerable]] in 2003 on Norfolk Island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ungeria floribunda — Bastard Oak |url=https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=41714 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> 502 plants were counted in 2003.<ref name=Coyne/> |
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The genus name of ''Ungeria'' is in honour of [[Franz Unger]] (1800–1870), an Austrian botanist, [[paleontologist]] and [[plant physiologist]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Burkhardt | first=Lotte | title=Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition |trans-title=Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition | publisher=Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin | year=2018 | isbn=978-3-946292-26-5 | url=https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018 |format=pdf |language=German |location=Berlin | doi=10.3372/epolist2018 |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> The Latin [[binomial nomenclature|specific epithet]] of ''floribunda'' means "many-flowering", (such as [[Floribunda (rose)|Floribunda]]).<ref>{{cite book | last=Harrison |first=Lorraine | title=RHS Latin for Gardeners | year=2012 |publisher=Mitchell Beazley | location=United Kingdom | isbn=184533731X }}</ref> |
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Both the genus and sole species were first described and published in Meletemata Botanica (Melet. Bot.) on page 27 in 1832.<ref name="POWO"/> |
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The genus is recognized by the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] and the [[Agricultural Research Service]], but they do not list any known species.<ref name=Grin/> |
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==Culture== |
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In 14 January 2020, an image of ''Ungeria floribunda'' was used on a [[postage stamp]] for Australia, one of two 'Norfolk Island Early Botanical Art' stamps.<ref name=Stamp/> |
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==References== |
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{{Taxonbar|from1=Q9091369|from2=Q17580940}} |
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[[Category:Malvaceae]] |
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[[Category:Malvales genera]] |
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[[Category:Plants described in 1832]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Norfolk Island]] |
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Revision as of 02:31, 2 January 2022
{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| Watercolour ilustration by John Doody of Ungeria floribunda | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Ungeria Schott & Endl. |
| Species: | U. floribunda
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| Ungeria floribunda Schott & Endl.
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Ungeria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It just contains one species, Ungeria floribunda Schott & Endl.[1] It is also in the Helicteroideae subfamily and Helictereae tribe.[2]
Its native range is Norfolk Island (in the Pacific Ocean near Australia).[1] It is found in Mount Pitt Nature Reserve (part of Norfolk Island National Park).[3]
Description
It is a tree that can grow up to 15 m (49 ft) tall.[4] It has leaves which are broadly elliptic or obovate and evergreen.[5] The leaf blades are about 6–12 cm (2–5 in) long and 4–8 cm (2–3 in) wide.[3] It has deep pink flowers.[5] The flowers each have five deep pink petals 16–20 mm (1–1 in) long and it thought to be pollinated by birds. The fruits are 5 lobed and star-shapped in cross-section.[3]
Moths of Austrocarea iocephala subspecies millsi can be found on the tree.[6]
It is related (dna wise) to the Durian.[3]
Taxonomy
It has the common name of 'Bastard Oak', (due to the inferior quality of the timber,[3]) was listed as Vulnerable in 2003 on Norfolk Island.[7] 502 plants were counted in 2003.[3]
The genus name of Ungeria is in honour of Franz Unger (1800–1870), an Austrian botanist, paleontologist and plant physiologist.[8] The Latin specific epithet of floribunda means "many-flowering", (such as Floribunda).[9] Both the genus and sole species were first described and published in Meletemata Botanica (Melet. Bot.) on page 27 in 1832.[1] The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[2]
Culture
In 14 January 2020, an image of Ungeria floribunda was used on a postage stamp for Australia, one of two 'Norfolk Island Early Botanical Art' stamps.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Ungeria Schott & Endl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Genus Ungeria Schott & Endl". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Peter Coyne Norfolk Island's Fascinating Flora (2011), p. 84, at Google Books
- ^ a b "stamp Ungeria floribunda 2020". www.anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Government Pub. Service, 1982 Flora of Australia, Volume 49, p. 108, at Google Books
- ^ J.D. Holloway Lepidoptera of Norfolk Island. Their Biogeography and Ecology (1977), p. 77, at Google Books
- ^ "Ungeria floribunda — Bastard Oak". Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.