Helicia ferruginea

Helicia ferruginea, commonly named hairy honeysuckle or rusty oak, is a species of rainforest trees, of eastern Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.[4][5][6]

Helicia ferruginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Helicia
Species:
H. ferruginea
Binomial name
Helicia ferruginea
Synonyms[4]

Helicia bauerlenii C.T.White

They are endemic to the rainforests of southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales.[4][5][6][7][8]

As of December 2013 this species has the official, current, Qld government conservation status of "vulnerable" species.[1]

They have been recorded growing up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall.[5][6]

References
  1. Queensland Government (27 September 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 51. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. Mueller, Ferdinand von (1862). "Helicia ferruginea". Proteaceae: Helicia ferruginea. p. 37. Retrieved 21 April 2013. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. Bailey, Frederick M. (1913). "CXI. Proteaceae". Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants (online, digitised, via biodiversitylibrary.org). Brisbane: Queensland Government. p. 452. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. "Helicia ferruginea%". 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 4 December 2013.
  5. Harden, Gwen J. (2001). "Helicia ferruginea – New South Wales Flora Online". PlantNET – The Plant Information Network System. 2.0. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia ferruginea F.Muell.". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 398-399, map 450. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  7. Foreman, Don B. (1984). "A review of the genus Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) in Australia". Brunonia. 6 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/bru9830059. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  8. Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 4 December 2013.


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