Welchiodendron

Welchiodendron
Foliage and fruits
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Subfamily:	Myrtoideae
Tribe:	Lophostemoneae
Genus:	Welchiodendron Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [2]
Species:	W. longivalve
Binomial name
Welchiodendron longivalve (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [3]
Synonyms [2]
Tristania longivalvisF.Muell. Tristania browniiS.Moore

Welchiodendron is a genus of plant in the family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1982. ^{[4] [5] [6]} It contains only one described species, Welchiodendron longivalve, commonly known as buttercup tree or yellow box penda, native to New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [7]}

References

1. Jimbo, T. (2022). "Welchiodendron longivalve". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T198697573A202837614. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T198697573A202837614.en . Retrieved 23 January 2026.
2. "Welchiodendron". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. "Welchiodendron longivalve (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
4. Wilson, Peter G. & Waterhouse, J.T., (1982) A review of the genus Tristania R.Br. (Myrtaceae): a heterogeneous assemblage of five genera. Australian Journal of Botany 30(4): 440-441
5. Tropicos, Welchiodendron P. G. Wilson & J. T. Waterhouse
6. "Welchiodendron Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
7. "Welchiodendron longivalve (F.Muell.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh". Atlas of Living Australia. National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2026.