Vesselowskya venusta

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

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Plant  information

Common name:                Barrington Tops marara  

Conservation status:   

• None but has a limited distribution

Etymology:   

• The species name venusta is from the Latin, meaning "charming", referring to the beauty of the long flower stems

• The genus is named after the Russian botanist E. Vesselowsky

Flowers:                  

• Flowers form from October to November on racemes

• The top of the anther is rounded

• Sepals have a row of hairs on the outside surface

Fruit:                         

• A pale brown hairy capsule

• Matures from March to June

• As the seeds are small, they require a light covering, and seeds should not be buried too deeply in the seed raising mixture

Leaves:         

• The leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem, in groups of threes or fives

• 8 to 17 cm long and 3 to 6 cm wide

• The leaflets at the base are smaller than those at the top of the leaf formation

• The leaflets are serrated and have a pronounced tip

• There are no oil glands present at the base of the leaf stipules

Stem & branches: 

• Trunk up to 8 m, and 25 cm in diameter

• Often seen with a multi stemmed and cylindrical shaped trunk

• The bark is fairly smooth, fawn or brown in colour

• With raised bumps in vertical lines

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Shrub to small tree up to 8 m tall

Habitat:   

• Growing over creeks in cool rainforest areas

• Often associated with the Antarctic beech

Distribution:                  

• Endemic to NSW

• Restricted distribution from Barrington Tops to Werrikimbe NP  in the north

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesselowskya_venusta (2023)