Codonocarpus cotinifolius

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Codonocarpus cotinifolius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Gyrostemonaceae
Genus: Codonocarpus
Species:
C. cotinifolius
Binomial name
Codonocarpus cotinifolius
Synonyms [2]

Gyrostemon acaciiformisF.Muell.
Gyrostemon cotinifoliusDesf.
Gyrostemon pungensLindl.
Hymenotheca acaciiformis(F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Hymenotheca cotinifolia(Desf.) F.Muell.

Contents

Codonocarpus cotinifolius is a tall shrub or tree in the Gyrostemonaceae family [3] found in all mainland states of Australia, [2] including Victoria, [3] and is also widespread in arid areas. [4] It is suspected of being toxic to stock. [5]

Common names are native poplar (New South Wales, [4] Western Australia), [6] and bell-fruit tree (Victoria) [3]

The species was first described in 1822 as Gyrostemon cotinifolium by René Louiche Desfontaines. [1] [7] In 1862, Ferdinand von Mueller transferred it to the genus, Codonocarpus . [1] [8]

Conservation status

In the Northern Territory and in Queensland the conservation status is of "least concern". [9]

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References

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  7. 1 2 Desfontaines, R.L. (1822). "Observations sur le genre Gyrestemon". Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (in French). 8: 116, t. 10.
  8. Mueller, F.J.H. von (1862). "Thalamiflorae". The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. 1: 200–201.
  9. Atlas of Living Australia. "Species: Codonocarpus cotinifolius". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 31 December 2020.