Helicia lamingtoniana

Helicia lamingtoniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Helicia
Species:
H. lamingtoniana
Binomial name
Helicia lamingtoniana
Synonyms[4]

Hollandaea lamingtoniana F.M.Bailey

Helicia lamingtoniana, also named Lamington's silky oak, is a species of rainforest trees, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.[3][4][5][6][7]

They are endemic to the southern upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 300 to 1,200 m (980 to 3,940 ft) altitude.[4][5][6][7]

As of December 2013 this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "near threatened" species.[1]

They have been recorded growing up to about 20 m (66 ft) tall.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Queensland Government (27 September 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 70. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ Bailey, F.M., (1899) Contributions to the Flora of Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 5(4)
  3. ^ a b Foreman, Don B. (1984). "A review of the genus Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) in Australia". Brunonia. 6 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/bru9830059.
  4. ^ a b c d "Helicia lamingtoniana%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Helicia lamingtoniana". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 412. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia lamingtoniana (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White ex L.S.Sm.". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 398, fig. 173, map 449. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. Retrieved 4 December 2013.


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