Wilkiea austroqueenslandica

Location & distribution maps

Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Magnoliids >  Laurales > Monimiaceae > Wilkiea austroqueenslandica

Other links:        https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Wilkiea~austroqueenslandica

Plant  information

Common name:                ...  

Conservation status:  ...

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• Flowers and inflorescence axis silky-pubescen

• Male flowers 4–5 mm diam., with all 4 perianth lobes duplicated to the inside

• Stamens c. 30; female flowers 5–7 mm diam

• Flowering: spring to summer

Fruit:                         

• Fruiting receptacle 10–15 mm diam

Leaves:         

• Leaves oblong-elliptic, often narrowly so, 6–20 cm long, 2–7 cm wide

• Apex usually acute, base cuneate, glabrous, stiff

• Teeth prominent, stiff, sometimes shallow

• Fine reticulum not prominent

• Usually faint or obscure; petiole 10–20 mm long

Stem & branches: 

• Young stems often reddish

Roots:         

Habit:        

•  Shrub or small tree 

Habitat:   

• Grows in subtropical rainforest 

Distribution:                  

•  Grows from Tweed R. to Richmond R. area, and S Qld.

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Wilkiea~austroqueenslandica (2023)