Eupomatia barbata

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Eupomatia barbata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Eupomatiaceae
Genus: Eupomatia
Species:
E. barbata
Binomial name
Eupomatia barbata

Eupomatia barbata, also named small bolwarra, is a species of small shrubs, of the Australian continent ancient plant family Eupomatiaceae.

They are endemic to the wet tropics rainforests of northeastern Queensland, between the Cooktown area and the Ingham area (ca. 370 km (230 mi) distance), from sea level to about 1,100 m (3,600 ft) altitude. [3] [4]

North Queensland small bolwarra shrubs grow up to about 1 m (3 ft) tall and flower before fully grown from when smaller plants. [3] [4]

North Queensland small bolwarra shrubs have had specimens collected since the late 1800s or earlier, however their formal description using this species name was only recently published in 2002 by botanist Laurie W. Jessup. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jessup, Laurie W. (2002). "A new species of Eupomatia R.Br. (Eupomatiaceae) from Queensland". Austrobaileya. 6 (2). pp. 333–335, fig. 1. JSTOR   41738985.
  2. 1 2 "Eupomatia barbataJessup". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Eupomatia barbata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 199. ISBN   9780958174213 . Retrieved 21 June 2021.