Cupaniopsis papillosa

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Cupaniopsis papillosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Cupaniopsis
Species:
C. papillosa
Binomial name
Cupaniopsis papillosa

Cupaniopsis papillosa, commonly known as Tully Falls tamarind, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to a restricted area near Ravenshoe. It is a shrub or small tree with paripinnate leaves with 5 to 7 elliptic, egg-shaped or lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, separate male and female, white flowers arranged in panicles, the fruit a fawn-yellow capsule.

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Description

Cupaniopsis papillosa is a shrub or small tree that typically grows to a height of up to 12 m (39 ft) and often has many stems. Its leaves are paripinnate with 5 to 6 leaflets on a petiole 50–75 mm (2.0–3.0 in) long, the leaflets elliptic, egg-shaped or lance-shaped, 42–185 mm (1.7–7.3 in) long 15–56 mm (0.59–2.20 in) wide on a rhachis 40–275 mm (1.6–10.8 in) long and slightly flattened or winged. Separate male and female flowers are borne in pendulous panicles 70–300 mm (2.8–11.8 in) long, male flowers on a pedicel 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long. The 5 sepals are arranged in two rows, the outer ones 3–4.5 mm (0.12–0.18 in) long and the inner ones 2.8–4 mm (0.11–0.16 in) long. The 5 petals are white, fan-shaped, 1.8–3 mm (0.071–0.118 in) long and hairy and the male flowers have 8 stamens. The fruit is fawn-yellow and slightly rough, 20–35 mm (0.79–1.38 in) long and 15–30 mm (0.59–1.18 in) wide. The seeds are glossy tan-brown with a red aril. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy

Cupaniopsis papillosa was first formally described in 2006 by Paul Irwin Forster in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected near Ravenshoe in 2004. [5] The specific epithet (papillosa) means 'pipillose'. [6]

Distribution and habitat

Tully Falls tamarind grows as an understorey shrub at altitudes between 900–1,000 m (3,000–3,300 ft) in the Ravenshoe - Tully Falls area in north Queensland. [3] [4]

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<i>Cupaniopsis newmanii</i> Species of tree

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<i>Harpullia frutescens</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Cupaniopsis wadsworthii</i> Species of tree

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<i>Phebalium longifolium</i> Species of shrub

Phebalium longifolium is a species of shrub that is endemic to far north Queensland. It is more or less covered with silvery to rust-coloured scales and has smooth branchlets, narrow elliptical to narrow lance-shaped leaves and cream-coloured flowers in umbels on the ends of branchlets. It grows in the boundary between forest and rainforest in tropical areas.

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<i>Cupaniopsis cooperorum</i> Species of tree

Cupaniopsis cooperorum, commonly known as Cooper's puzzle, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to Queensland. It is a small tree with paripinnate leaves with 8 to 14 lance-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, separate male and female, cream-coloured flowers arranged in panicles, the fruit an orange-pink capsule.

<i>Cupaniopsis dallachyi</i> Species of tree

Cupaniopsis dallachyi is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to north-east Queensland. It is a tree with paripinnate leaves with 4 to 14 elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets with domatia along the midrib, separate male and female flowers arranged in panicles, the fruit a brown capsule containing a reddish-brown seed with a brown aril.

Cupaniopsis diploglottoides, commonly known as velvet tamarind, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to north-east Queensland. It is a shrub or tree with paripinnate leaves with sessile leaflets and separate male and female flowers.

Cupaniopsis fleckeri is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to northern Queensland. It is a small tree with paripinnate leaves with 8 to 10 elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and separate male and female flowers arranged in panicles.

<i>Cupaniopsis serrata</i> Species of tree

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<i>Cupaniopsis shirleyana</i> Species of tree

Cupaniopsis shirleyana, commonly known as wedge-leaved tuckeroo, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to Queensland. It is a small tree with paripinnate leaves, usually with 6 to 14 wedge-shaped leaflets with serrated edges, and separate male and female flowers arranged in spikes, the fruit a more or less spherical orange capsule containing a seed with an orange-red aril.

<i>Cupaniopsis simulata</i> Species of tree

Cupaniopsis simulata, commonly known as northern tuckeroo, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to eastern Queensland. It is a rainforest tree with paripinnate leaves with 4 to 12 elliptic leaflets, and separate male and female flowers arranged in a thyrse, the fruit a brownish orange capsule.

<i>Cupaniopsis tomentella</i> Species of tree

Cupaniopsis tomentella, commonly known as Boonah tuckeroo, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family and is endemic to south-eastern Queensland. It is a tree with paripinnate leaves with usually 6 to 8 elliptic or oblong leaflets, and separate male and female flowers arranged in a panicle, the fruit an orange-yellow capsule with a red flush.

References

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  3. 1 2 Forster, Paul Irwin (2006). "Cupaniopsis papillosa P.I.Forst. (Sapindaceae), a new species from the 'Wet Tropics' of north-east Queensland". Austrobaileya. 7 (2): 293–296. doi:10.5962/p.299735 . Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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