Austromuellera valida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Austromuellera
Species:
A. valida
Binomial name
Austromuellera valida
B.Hyland, 1999

Austromuellera valida is a species of rainforest tree in the protea family that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland, Australia. It was first formally described by Bernard Hyland in 1999 in the series Flora of Australia (Vol.17B, Proteaceae).

Description

The leaves are mostly simple, sometimes lobed, the blades 7–10 cm long by 5.5–8 cm wide, with 5.5–9 cm petioles. Young shoots are densely covered with rust-brown hairs. The flowers are borne on racemes 17–30 cm long. The fruits are 10–15 cm long.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The range of the species is restricted to montane rainforest in the Mount Spurgeon, Mount Lewis and Pinnacle Rock area west of Mossman, with an altitudinal range of 1,000–1,200 m.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Austromuellera valida B.Hyland". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. CSIRO. Retrieved 6 April 2021.


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