Barklya
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cercidoideae |
| Tribe: | Bauhinieae |
| Genus: | Barklya F.Muell. |
| Species: | B. syringifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Barklya syringifolia F.Muell.
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Barklya is a genus of Australian trees in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. The sole species is Barklya syringifolia, commonly known as golden crown or golden glory.[1][2][3][4] It grows in rainforest to 20 metres tall, and occurs in Queensland and New South Wales.[5] It is often used as an ornamental.
The species was formally described in 1859 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller. Mueller's description was based on plant material collected by the superintendent of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Walter Hill, in the vicinity of Pine River to the north of Brisbane.[1]
Gallery
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B. syringifolia foliage -
Illustration by Margaret Flockton
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Barklya syringifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Barklya". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Barklya". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "The Plant List entry for Barklya". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Plant Net—New South Wales Flora Online". Bauhinia syringifolia. NSW Government. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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