Musgravea heterophylla

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Musgravea heterophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Musgravea
Species:
M. heterophylla
Binomial name
Musgravea heterophylla
L.S.Sm. [1]

Musgravea heterophylla, commonly known as the briar oak, is a species of rainforest tree of the family Proteaceae from north-eastern Queensland. It was described in 1969 by Lindsay Stewart Smith, having been collected near Kuranda. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Musgravea heterophylla L.S.Sm". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.