Peripentadenia phelpsii

Peripentadenia phelpsii is a plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae which is endemic to a small part of northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is a tree growing up to 35 m (115 ft) high with a DBH up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in), and it may produce spectacular buttresses.[4][5][6]

Peripentadenia phelpsii
In flower at the Cairns Botanic Gardens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Peripentadenia
Species:
P. phelpsii
Binomial name
Peripentadenia phelpsii

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1982 by Bernard Hyland and Mark James Elgar Coode and published in the Kew Bulletin.[2][3] Their description was based on material collected by Bruce Gray,[2][5] a Queensland botanical collector and orchid specialist.[7]

Distribution and habitat

The range of this tree is entirely restricted to the catchment area of the Mossman River, about 75 km (47 mi) north of Cairns, where it grows in mature rainforest at altitudes from 40 to 400 m (130 to 1,310 ft).[4][5]

Conservation

Peripentadenia phelpsii is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as vulnerable.[1] As of 19 September 2023, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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    Flower and developing fruit
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    Foliage
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    Habit
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    Botanical sketch

References
  1. "Species profile—Peripentadenia phelpsii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "Peripentadenia phelpsii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. "Peripentadenia phelpsii B.Hyland & Coode". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. Hyland, B.P.M.; Coode, M.J.E. (1982). "A Second Species for the Australian Genus Peripentadenia (Elaeocarpaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 36 (4): 741–745. doi:10.2307/4117917. JSTOR 4117917.
  5. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Peripentadenia phelpsii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. "Peripentadenia phelpsii from Syndicate QLD 4873, Australia on September 13, 2017 at 01:41 PM by Kaitlyn". iNaturalist. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. "Gray, BruceGray, Bruce (1939 - )". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australian Government. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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