Eupomatia barbata

Eupomatia barbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Eupomatiaceae
Genus: Eupomatia
Species: E. barbata
Binomial name
Eupomatia barbata
Jessup[1][2]

Eupomatia barbata, also named Small Bolwarra, is a species of small shrubs, of the Australian continent ancient plant family Eupomatiaceae.

They grow naturally only (endemic) in the Wet Tropics rainforests, of north eastern Queensland, between the Cooktown area and the Ingham area (ca. 370 km (230 mi) distance), from sea level to about 1,100 m (3,600 ft) altitude.[3][4]

North Queensland small bolwarra shrubs grow up to about 1 metre (3 ft) tall and flower before fully grown from when smaller plants.[3][4]

North Queensland small bolwarra shrubs have had specimens collected since the late 1800s or earlier, however their formal description using this species name was only recently published in 2002 by botanist Laurie W. Jessup.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Jessup, Laurie W. (2002). "A new species of Eupomatia R.Br. (Eupomatiaceae) from Queensland". Austrobaileya. 6 (2). pp. 333–335, fig. 1. Retrieved 19 Nov 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Eupomatia barbata Jessup". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 Nov 2013.
  3. 1 2 Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Eupomatia barbata". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Edition 6.1, online version [RFK 6.1]. Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 19 Nov 2013.
  4. 1 2 Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Eupomatia barbata Jessup". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 199. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 19 Nov 2013.


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