Canarium muelleri
| Canarium muelleri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Burseraceae |
| Genus: | Canarium |
| Species: | C. muelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Canarium muelleri F.M.Bailey[1][2] | |
Canarium muelleri, commonly named scrub turpentine or mangobark, is a species of Australian rainforest trees, of the plant family Burseraceae.[2] They grow naturally only (endemic) in north eastern Queensland, widespread in the rainforests of the Wet Tropics region,[3] and further south to the Conway Range area, near Proserpine, Queensland.[4]
Full grown trees may reach up to 30 m (100 ft) tall.[4] They have pinnate (compound) leaves each composed of 3–9 leaflets, the combined length of the leaflets and the petiole totalling up to 30 cm (12 in).[3][4] In Dec–Jan they grow fleshy, blue or black ripe fruits, 13–20 mm (0.5–0.8 in) long, eaten by rainforest birds including cassowaries and by fruit bats.[3][4] Each fruit contains a hard–shelled seed.
These trees formal description using this species name was published in 1890 by Frederick M. Bailey,[1][2] Queensland colonial botanist from 1881–1915.
References
- 1 2 Bailey, Frederick M. (1890). Catalogue of the Indigenous and Naturalised Plants of Queensland. Brisbane: Queensland Government, J.C. Beal, Govt. Printer. p. 106.
- 1 2 3 "Canarium muelleri F.M.Bailey". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 17 Nov 2013.
- 1 2 3 Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Canarium muelleri". 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 17 Nov 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Canarium muelleri F.M.Bailey". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 96. ISBN 9780958174213. Retrieved 17 Nov 2013.