Biology:Austromuellera valida

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Short description: Species of plant endemic to Australia

Austromuellera valida
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Austromuellera
Species:
A. valida
Binomial name
Austromuellera valida
B.Hyland, 1999

Austromuellera valida is a species of rainforest tree in the protea family that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. It was first formally described by Bernard Hyland in 1999 in the series Flora of Australia (Vol.17B, Proteaceae).

Description

The leaves are mostly simple, sometimes lobed, the blades Template:Convert abbreviated long by Template:Convert abbreviated wide, with Template:Convert abbreviated petioles. Young shoots are densely covered with rust-brown hairs. The flowers are borne on racemes Template:Convert abbreviated long. The fruits are Template:Convert abbreviated long.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species is restricted to montane rainforest in the Mount Spurgeon, Mount Lewis and Pinnacle Rock area west of Mossman, with an altitudinal range of Template:Convert abbreviated.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15572604 entry