Austromuellera

Austromuellera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Genus: Austromuellera
Species

Austromuellera is a genus of only two known species of medium-sized trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae.[2][3][4][5]

They grow naturally only (endemic) in three restricted areas of the wet tropics rainforests of north eastern Queensland, Australia.[3][4][5]

The genus was named in 1930 in honour of Ferdinand von Mueller by Cyril T. White.[1][2][3]

They lie within the tribe Banksieae within the family Proteaceae, their closest relatives are the genera Musgravea and Banksia.

The species are the following:

References

  1. 1 2 3 White, Cyril T. (1930). "A new genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 1930 (6): 234–235. doi:10.2307/4111549. Retrieved 8 Apr 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Austromuellera%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 26 Apr 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hyland, Bernie P. M. (1999). "Austromuellera". In Wilson, A. J. G. Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 173, 175, 396, Fig. 24, Map 174; p. 173, Plate 34, Fig. 23, Map 173. ISBN 978-0-643-06454-6.
  4. 1 2 3 Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Austromuellera trinervia". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 8 Apr 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Austromuellera valida". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 8 Apr 2013.


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