Desmos polycarpus

Desmos polycarpus
Flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Desmos
Species:
D. polycarpus
Binomial name
Desmos polycarpus

Desmos polycarpus is a species of plants in the custard apple family Annonaceae found only in northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a vine with stems up to 5 cm (2.0 in) diameter, although it may appear as a scandent shrub when young. The leaves are simple and alternate and measure up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long by 6 cm (2.4 in) wide. Flowers are about 5 cm (2.0 in) wide and greenish yellow, with 3 sepals and 6 petals in two whorls of 3. The fruit is an apocarp about 1 cm (0.39 in) wide and 6 cm (2.4 in) long. It is found in rainforest and gallery forest from about Lockhart River on Cape York Peninsula, to the Atherton Tableland southwest of Cairns. It was first described by Australian botanist Laurence W. Jessup in 2007.[4][5][6]

Conservation

This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 11 January 2025, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

References

  1. ^ a b "Species profile—Desmos polycarpus". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Desmos polycarpus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Desmos polycarpus Jessup". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Desmos polycarpus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ^ Jessup, L.W.; Kodela, P.G. (2022). Kodela, P.G. (ed.). "Desmos polycarpus". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Search: species: Desmos polycarpus | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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