Biology:Xanthostemon youngii
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Short description: Species of tree in the myrtle family
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthostemon |
| Species: | X. youngii
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthostemon youngii C.T.White & W.D.Francis[1]
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Xanthostemon youngii, commonly known as crimson penda or red penda, is a species of trees endemic to North Queensland, constituting part of the plant family Myrtaceae.[2]
It has showy red blooms, but has been difficult to keep alive in cultivation.[2]
It is extremely prone to Myrtle Rust disease that has spread rapidly throughout the east coast of Australia.
This species was first formally described in 1926 by Cyril Tenison White and William Douglas Francis and named after Queensland naturalist J. Edgar Young (1871 - 1956), who first observed it.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Xanthostemon youngii C.T.White & W.D.Francis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=541.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Xanthostemon youngii". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Xanthostemon_youngii.htm.
- ↑ "Mr Longman's hunter and collector: J. Edgar Young and the Queensland Museum - Nature 66 | Queensland Museum" (in en). https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/collections-and-research/memoirs/nature-66/mqm-n66-5-rix.
- ↑ White, Cyril T.; Francis, William D. (1926). "Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 3.". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 37: 159. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48577135.
Wikidata ☰ Q8043122 entry
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