Bleasdalea bleasdalei

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Blush silky oak
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Bleasdalea
Species:
B. bleasdalei
Binomial name
Bleasdalea bleasdalei
Synonyms [4]
  • Adenostephanus bleasdalii(F.Muell.) Benth. (1870)
  • Bleasdalea cupanoidesF.Muell. ex Domin (1928)
  • Euplassa bleasdalei(F.Muell.) Diels (1916)
  • Gevuina bleasdalei(F.Muell.) Sleumer (1955)
  • Grevillea bleasdaleiF.Muell. (1865)
  • Kermadecia bleasdalei(F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey (1883)
  • Roupala bleasdalei(F.Muell.) F.Muell. (1889)
  • Turrillia bleasdalei(F.Muell.) A.C.Sm. (1985)

Bleasdalea bleasdalei is a species of rainforest tree in the family Proteaceae from Far North Queensland. First described as Grevillea bleasdalei by Ferdinand von Mueller, it was placed in its current genus in 1975. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Species profile—Bleasdalea bleasdalei". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. Forster, P.; Ford, A.; Griffith, S.; Benwell, A. (2020). "Bleasdalea bleasdalei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T112595948A113309100. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T112595948A113309100.en . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Bleasdalea bleasdalei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government . Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bleasdalea bleasdalei (F.Muell.) A.C.Sm. & J.E.Haas". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.