Wilkiea
| Wilkiea | |
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| Fruiting Wilkiea huegeliana at Barrenjoey, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Monimiaceae |
| Genus: | Wilkiea F.Muell. (1858)[1] |
| Species | |
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12; see text | |
Wilkiea is a genus of dioecious trees and shrubs in the Mollinedieae tribe of the family Monimiaceae.[2][3] They grow in eastern Australia (Queensland and New South Wales) and New Guinea.[4][5] Species mostly have toothed leaves with short leaf stems and many oil dots on the leaves. The genus appears to have an Australian or southern origin.[6]
Species[edit]
12 species are currently accepted.[4]
- Wilkiea angustifolia (F.M.Bailey) Perkins – Queensland
- Wilkiea austroqueenslandica Domin – southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales
- Wilkiea cordata Whiffin – northeastern Queensland
- Wilkiea foremanii Philipson – eastern New Guinea
- Wilkiea huegeliana (Tul.) A.DC. – southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales
- Wilkiea hylandii Whiffin – northern Queensland
- Wilkiea kaarruana Zich & A.J.Ford – Queensland
- Wilkiea longipes (Benth.) Whiffin & Foreman – northern and northeastern Queensland
- Wilkiea macrophylla (Tul.) A.DC. – Queensland and New South Wales
- Wilkiea pubescens (Benth.) Whiffin & Foreman – northeastern Queensland
- Wilkiea rigidifolia (A.C.Sm.) Whiffin & Foreman – eastern New Guinea and Queensland
- Wilkiea smithii Whiffin – northeastern Queensland
Formerly placed here[edit]
- Pendressia wardellii (F.Muell.) Whiffin (as Wilkiea wardellii (F.Muell.) Perkins)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Genus: Wilkiea F. Muell". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05.
- ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "Genus Wilkiea - Classification - Systema Naturae 2000". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ a b Wilkiea F.Muell. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Genus: Wilkiea F.Muell". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ Pendressia wardellii (F.Muell.) Whiffin Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 February 2024.