Biology:Megahertzia
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Short description: Monotypic genus of tree in the family Proteaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Tribe: | Roupaleae |
| Genus: | Megahertzia A.S.George & B.Hyland |
| Species: | M. amplexicaulis
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| Megahertzia amplexicaulis A.S.George & B.Hyland[1]
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Megahertzia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. The sole species, Megahertzia amplexicaulis, is endemic to Queensland. It is found only in part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation.[2][3]
The name Megahertzia is a pun on Roaring Meg Creek, where one of the original specimens was collected.[4] It is derived from the Greek megas (meaning large) and hertz, the unit of measurement for sound frequency.
References
- ↑ "Megahertzia amplexicaulis". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:990239-1.
- ↑ George, A.S. (2020). "Megahertzia amplexicaulis". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Megahertzia%20amplexicaulis.
- ↑ "Megahertzia amplexicaulis". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Megahertzia_amplexicaulis.htm.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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