Austromuellera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Banksieae
Subtribe: Musgraveinae
Genus: Austromuellera
C.T.White[1]
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Austromuellera is a genus in the plant family Proteaceae, containing only two described species. It is placed in the tribe Banksieae, its closest relatives being the genera Musgravea and Banksia. It is endemic to restricted areas of the wet tropics rainforests of northeastern Queensland, Australia. The genus was erected in 1930 by the Australian botanist Cyril Tenison White, and named in honour of the Victorian State Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller.[1][2][3][4][5]

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References

  1. ^ a b c White, Cyril T. (1930). "A new genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 1930 (6). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: 234–235. doi:10.2307/4111549. JSTOR 4111549.
  2. ^ "Austromuellera". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hyland, B.P.M. (2022). "Austromuellera". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Austromuellera trinerva". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Austromuellera valida". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 3 March 2021.


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