Eucryphia wilkiei
Eucryphia wilkiei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Cunoniaceae |
Genus: | Eucryphia |
Species: | E. wilkiei
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Binomial name | |
Eucryphia wilkiei |
Eucryphia wilkiei is a species of rainforest shrubs growing naturally only (endemic) in restricted areas of cloud forests on mountain tops in the Wet Tropics region of north eastern Queensland, Australia.[1][3][4] As of November 2013[update], botanists classify Eucryphia as constituting part of the plant family Cunoniaceae.[5]
Naturally, they grow 1 to 6 m (3 to 20 ft) tall and occur only within an altitude range of about 1,200 to 1,500 m (4,000 to 5,000 ft).[3][4]
In Jan. 1970 Jack (John H.) Wilkie (1902–1997), orchid expert and botanical explorer of the Mount Bellenden Ker region, was the first European–Australian person to scientifically discover them.[1] Bernie Hyland formally scientifically described the species name in 1997.[1]
Eucryphia wilkiei’s, endemic, very restricted distribution has obtained the conservation status of "vulnerable", officially listed in the regulation current as of 27 September 2013[update], of the Queensland government legislation, the Nature Conservation Act 1992.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Forster, Paul I.; Hyland, Bernie P. M. (1997). "Two new species of Eucryphia Cav. (Cunoniaceae) from Queensland". Austrobaileya. 4 (4): 589–596. JSTOR 41738890.
- ^ "Eucryphia wilkiei B.Hyland". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ a b Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Eucryphia wilkiei". 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 3 Dec 2013.
- ^ a b Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Eucryphia wilkiei B.Hyland". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 167. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 3 Dec 2013.
- ^ Stevens, P. F. (2001–2012). "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website – Cunoniaceae. Version 12 July 2012 with updates". Retrieved 11 Apr 2013.
- ^ Queensland Government (27 Sep 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 50. Retrieved 28 Nov 2013.