Biology:Helicia recurva

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Short description: Species of trees in the family Proteaceae from northeastern Queensland, Australia

Helicia recurva
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Helicia
Species:
H. recurva
Binomial name
Helicia recurva
Foreman[1][2]

Helicia recurva is a species of rainforest trees, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.

They are endemic to the upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 500 to 1,300 m (1,600 to 4,300 ft) altitude.[1][2][3][4]

(As of December 2013) this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "near threatened" species.[5]

They have been recorded growing up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Foreman, Don B. (1986). "A new species of Helicia, new combinations and lectotypification in Triunia (Proteaceae) from Australia.". Muelleria 6 (3): pp. 193–96, fig. 1. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Helicia recurva%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Helicia+recurva%25. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Helicia recurva Foreman". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 413. ISBN 9780958174213. https://books.google.com/books?id=s0JFAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Helicia+recurva%22. Retrieved 4 Dec 2013. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia recurva Foreman". in McCarthy, Patrick. Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 395-397, fig. 173, map 445. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=45176. Retrieved 4 Dec 2013. 
  5. Queensland Government (27 Sep 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006". Nature Conservation Act 1992. Australia. p. 70. http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/N/NatureConWiR06.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q16982849 entry