Mackinlaya macrosciadea

Mackinlaya macrosciadea is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae, first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Panax macrosciadeus,[2][3] and then transferred by him into the genus Mackinlaya in 1864.[2][4] It goes by the common name blue umbrella.[5]

"Blue umbrella" redirects here. For book, see The Blue Umbrella. For the film adaptation of that book, see The Blue Umbrella (2005 film). For the unrelated Pixar short film, see The Blue Umbrella (2013 film).

Mackinlaya macrosciadea
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Mackinlaya
Species:
M. macrosciadea
Binomial name
Mackinlaya macrosciadea
(F.Muell.) F.Muell.
Synonyms[1]
  • Panax macrosciadeus F.Muell.

The species is native to both the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1] It is a shrub growing at the margins of rainforests[6] and can reach heights of three metres (9.8 ft).[7]

References
  1. "Mackinlaya macrosciadea". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. "Mackinlaya macrosciadea". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Ferdinand von Mueller (1860), Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae, vol. 2, Illustrator: Ludwig Becker, p. 108, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.287, Wikidata Q5477700
  4. Ferdinand von Mueller (1864), Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae, vol. 4, Illustrator: Ludwig Becker, pp. 120, t. XXIX, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.287, Wikidata Q5477700
  5. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Mackinlaya macrosciadea (Blue Umbrella)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. "Mackinlaya macrosciadea". apps.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  7. "Blue Umbrella" (PDF). mackay.qld.gov.au. Mackay Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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