Hicksbeachia pilosa

Hicksbeachia pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hicksbeachia
Species: H. pilosa
Binomial name
Hicksbeachia pilosa
P.H. Weston

Hicksbeachia pilosa is a small tree in the family Proteaceae.[1] This rare species grows naturally only (endemic) in the rainforests of the wet tropics region of north eastern Queensland, Australia.[2] It was first described in 1988 by Australian botanist Peter H. Weston, after a collection by Garry Sankowsky and Peter Hind in 1986 at Bobbin Bobbin Falls in North Queensland.[1][3] Its specific name is the Latin adjective pilosus "hairy".

Hicksbeachia pilosa is found in rainforest from the Big Tableland to the Cardwell Range in northeastern Queensland.

References

  1. 1 2 Weston, Peter H. (1988). "A revision of Hicksbeachia (Proteaceae)" (PDF). Telopea. (Online pages, in part – digitised version, linked via APNI ref's) 3 (2): 231–239. Retrieved 6 Apr 2013.
  2. ↑ Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (Dec 2010). "Factsheet – Hicksbeachia pilosa" Check |url= value (help). 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 6 Apr 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hicksbeachia pilosa P.H.Weston". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, February 18, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.