Biology:Stenocarpus cryptocarpus

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Short description: Species of trees, of the plant family Proteaceae from north eastern Queensland, Australia

Stenocarpus cryptocarpus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Stenocarpus
Species:
S. cryptocarpus
Binomial name
Stenocarpus cryptocarpus
Foreman & B.Hyland[2]

Stenocarpus cryptocarpus, commonly known as the giant-leaved stenocarpus,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to north Queensland. It is a tree with buttress roots at the base, simple, mostly elliptical adult leaves, groups of cream-coloured flowers and narrow oblong follicles.

Description

Stenocarpus cryptocarpus is a tree that typically grows to a height of up to 25 m (82 ft), with a dbh of up to 40 cm (16 in). It is a canopy tree and has buttress roots at the base.[4][5] The leaves of young plants are bipinnate, up to 115 cm (45 in) long on a petiole 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in) long. Adult leaves are simple, elliptic, more or less oblong or egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and 9–14 cm (3.5–5.5 in) long on a petiole 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) long.

The leaves are glossy green and covered with woolly, rust-coloured hairs when young. The flower groups are arranged in leaf axils near the ends of branches with up to 20 flowers on a peduncle 55–95 mm (2.2–3.7 in) long. The individual flowers are cream-coloured, strongly perfumed and 20–30 mm (0.79–1.18 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 10–17 mm (0.39–0.67 in) long. Flowering occurs from December to April and the fruit is a narrow oblong follicle up to 10–13 cm (3.9–5.1 in) long.[3][5][6]

Taxonomy

Stenocarpus cryptocarpus was first formally described in 1988 by botanists Don Foreman and Bernie Hyland in the journal Muelleria from specimens collected by Hyland from North Queensland in 1969.[5][7] The specific epithet (cryptocarpus) means "hidden-fruited".[8]

Distribution and habitat

Giant leaved stenocarpus grows in rainforest at altitudes up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) between Cooktown and Innisfail.[3]

References

  1. Forster, P., Ford, A., Griffith, S. & Benwell, A. (2020). "Stenocarpus cryptocarpus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T118489987A122769366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T118489987A122769366.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/118489987/122769366. Retrieved 13 September 2021. 
  2. "Stenocarpus cryptocarpus". APC. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/66707. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland (2020). "Stenocarpus cryptocarpus". Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/stenocarpus_cryptocarpus.htm. 
  4. Sankowsky, Nada. "Attention Grabbers". Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants. http://asgap.org.au/APOL2007/may07-s2.html. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Foreman, Donald B.; Hyland, Bernard P. (1988). "New species of Buckinghamia F.Muell. and Stenocarpus R.Br. (Proteaceae) from northern Queensland". Muelleria: An Australian Journal of Botany 6 (6): 422–424. doi:10.5962/p.171890. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/197962#page/38/mode/1up. Retrieved 13 September 2021. 
  6. Foreman, Donald B.. "Stenocarpus cryptocarpus". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Stenocarpus%20cryptocarpus. 
  7. "Stenocarpus cryptocarpus". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/474691. 
  8. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780958034180. 
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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7607618 entry