Austromuellera

Austromuellera is a genus of only two known species of medium-sized trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae.[2][3][4][5] They are both endemic to three restricted areas of the wet tropics rainforests of north-eastern Queensland, Australia.[3][4][5] The genus was named in 1930 in honour of Ferdinand von Mueller by Cyril T. White.[1][2][3] They lie within the tribe Banksieae within the family Proteaceae, their closest relatives the genera Musgravea and Banksia.

Austromuellera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Banksieae
Subtribe: Musgraveinae
Genus: Austromuellera
C.T.White[1]
Species

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Species

References
  1. White, Cyril T. (1930). "A new genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 1930 (6): 234–235. doi:10.2307/4111549. JSTOR 4111549.
  2. "Austromuellera%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. Hyland, Bernie P. M. (1999). "Austromuellera". In Wilson, A. J. G. (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 173, 175, 396, Fig. 24, Map 174; p. 173, Plate 34, Fig. 23, Map 173. ISBN 978-0-643-06454-6.
  4. "Austromuellera trinerva". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. "Austromuellera valida". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 3 March 2021.


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