Biology:Cleistanthus hylandii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Cleistanthus |
| Species: | C. hylandii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleistanthus hylandii | |
Cleistanthus hylandii, commonly known as Bernie's Cleistanthus, is an evergreen plant in the family Phyllanthaceae which is endemic to Cape York Peninsula in far northern Queensland, Australia.
Description
Cleistanthus hylandii is a shrub or small tree up to 8 m (26 ft) high. The leaves are simple and alternate,[4][5] and held on petioles from 2 to 15 mm (0.1 to 0.6 in) long.[5][6] Leaves are mostly glabrous (without hairs) and are ovate to elliptic.[5][6] New growth is pink or reddish.[4][6]
The inflorescences are produced either terminally or in the leaf axils, the flowers very small at about 2 mm (0.1 in) diameter.[4][5][6] The fruit is a brown to green capsule about 7 mm (0.3 in) diameter.[4][5][6]
Taxonomy
This species was first described in 1976 by the English botanist Airy Shaw, based on material collected by the Australian botanist Bernard Hyland near the Claudie River in Cape York Peninsula.[2][7] His paper, titled New or Noteworthy Australian Euphorbiaceae was published in the Kew Bulletin.[4][8]
Etymology
The genus name Cleistanthus is derived from the Ancient Greek words kleistós (closed), and ánthos (flower), and refers to the petals being enclosed by the sepals in some species.[6] The species epithet hylandii was chosen by Shaw to honour Hyland.[5][6]
Conservation
This species is listed by both IUCN and the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[9]
Gallery
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2021). "Cleistanthus hylandii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T192496172A192496174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192496172A192496174.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192496172/192496174. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cleistanthus hylandii". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/71347.
- ↑ "Cleistanthus hylandii Airy Shaw". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:341372-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Cleistanthus hylandii". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Cleistanthus_hylandii.htm.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Spokes, T.M.; Forster, P.I. (2022). "Cleistanthus hylandii". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Cleistanthus%20hylandii.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 177. ISBN 9780958174213. https://www.nokomis.com.au/product/nokomis-published-books/fruits-australian-tropical-rainforest/.
- ↑ Shaw, H.K. Airy (1976). "New or Noteworthy Australian Euphorbiaceae". Kew Bulletin 31 (2): 341–398. doi:10.2307/4109179.
- ↑ "Cleistanthus hylandii". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. https://www.ipni.org/n/341372-1.
- ↑ "Species profile—Cleistanthus hylandii". Queensland Government. 2022. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=11487.
External links
- View a map of recorded sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium.
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist.
- See images of this species on Flickriver.
Wikidata ☰ Q15512849 entry
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