Biology:Lysiphyllum hookeri

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Short description: Species of legume

Lysiphyllum hookeri
Lysiphyllum hookeri tree.jpg
Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lysiphyllum
Species:
L. hookeri
Binomial name
Lysiphyllum hookeri
(F.Muell.) Pedley
Synonyms
  • Bauhinia hookeri F.Muell.

Lysiphyllum hookeri is a species of small tree endemic to Queensland, Australia, of the legume plant family Fabaceae. These trees are known by a variety of common names, including pegunny, alibangbang, Hooker's bauhinia, white bauhinia, mountain ebony and Queensland ebony.[1][2]

Taxonomy

It, along with the rest of the genus Lysiphyllum was formerly treated as part of the genus Bauhinia.[1][3][4][5] However, molecular phylogenetic analysis confirms that Lysiphyllum is a distinct genus from Bauhinia.[6][7][8][9][10]

Range and habitat

These trees grow naturally in monsoon forest, littoral rainforest and occasionally in more open forest types in north-eastern Australia.[1] It has also been widely cultivated throughout Australia and the pacific region as a drought-tolerant ornamental plant.[2][11]

Description

As with most members of the genus, this species produces compound leaves with only a single pair of leaflets, producing a bi-lobed leaf that resembles the wings of a butterfly. Showy white flowers are produced throughout the year dependent on rainfall, and are accented by long red stamens. They also have a lovely delicate scent. The flowers are followed by flat pods containing multiple seeds.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bauhinia hookeri". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Bauhinia_hookeri.htm. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Small Trees for the Tropical Landscape: A Gardener's Guide. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: University of Hawaiʻi Press. 2009. pp. 207. ISBN 978-0824833084. https://archive.org/details/smalltreesfortro00rauc. 
  3. "Bauhinia hookeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=58712. 
  4. "Lysiphyllum hookeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=28044. 
  5. Census of the Queensland Flora 2010. Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Resource Management. 2010. p. 35. ISBN 978-1920928193. http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/plants/census_qld_flora.html. Retrieved 28 May 2013. 
  6. "Lysiphyllum" (Online, at kew.org). Legumes of the World. London, England: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.kew.org/science-research-data/lowo/TaxonomicView/SubFamily/Tribe/Genus/index.htm?kew_lowo_accepted_name_path=Lysiphyllum. 
  7. "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) as Inferred from Chloroplast trnL Intron Sequences". Syst Bot 26 (3): 487–514. 2001. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.3.487. http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1043/0363-6445-26.3.487. 
  8. "Phylogenetic relationships in caesalpinioid legumes: a preliminary analysis based on morphological and molecular data". Advances in Legume Systematics, Part 10: Higher Level Systematics. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2003. pp. 37–62. ISBN 978-1-84246-054-2. 
  9. "Phylogenetic patterns and diversification in the caesalpinioid legumes". Botany 86 (7): 697–718. 2008. doi:10.1139/b08-058. 
  10. "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnLtrnF region". Botany 87 (10): 947–960. 2009. doi:10.1139/B09-065. 
  11. "Bauhinia hookeri (Mountain ebony)" (Online, at starrenvironmental.com). Plants of Hawaii. Hawaii: Starr Environmental. http://www.starrenvironmental.com/images/species/?q=bauhinia+hookeri&o=plants. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15531520 entry