Biology:Barklya

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Barklya
Barklya syringifolia flowers.jpg
Barklya syringifolia flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Tribe: Bauhinieae
Genus: Barklya
F.Muell.
Species:
B. syringifolia
Binomial name
Barklya syringifolia
F.Muell.
Synonyms
  • Bauhinia syringifolia (F.Muell.) Wunderlin[1]

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. Recorded from Queensland and New South Wales in rain forest.[5] It is often used as an ornamental.

The genus and 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]

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