Atalaya calcicola

Atalaya calcicola is a species of trees native to Northern and Eastern Queensland.[1]

Atalaya calcicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Atalaya
Species:
A. calcicola
Binomial name
Atalaya calcicola

A small tree, up to 10 metres tall, it is usually found growing in dry rainforests on limestone. The species produces characteristic. The leaves are pinnate, usually with only two leaflets. The leaflet bases are very uneven.[1][2]

References

  1. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (December 2010). "Factsheet – Atalaya calcicola". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). 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 12 March 2013.
  2. Atalaya calcicola. Biodiversity Information Explorer – Atlas of Living Australia.


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