Darlingia darlingiana

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Darlingia darlingiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Darlingia
Species:
D. darlingiana
Binomial name
Darlingia darlingiana
Synonyms [2]
  • Helicia darlingianaF.Muell.

Darlingia darlingiana is a rainforest tree of the family Proteaceae from Northern Queensland. It was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1865 as Helicia darlingiana.

Darlingia darlingiana contains a range of alkaloids, the primary one being darlingine, and the majority belonging to the pyrrolidine group. [3]

References

  1. "Darlingia darlingiana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Darlingia darlingiana (F.Muell.) L.A.S.Johnson". Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  3. Bick, I.R.C.; Gillard, J.W.; Leow, H. (1979). "Alkaloids of Darlingia darlingiana". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 32 (11): 2523–2536. doi:10.1071/CH9792537.