Helicia blakei
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Helicia
Species:
H. blakei
Binomial name
Helicia blakei

Helicia blakei, also named Blake's silky oak, is a species of rainforest tree, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.

Botanists know of them growing naturally only (endemic) from a few collections in the rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 160 to 1,250 m (520 to 4,100 ft) altitude.[2][3][4][5][6]

They have been recorded growing up to about 10 m (33 ft) tall.[5]

References

  1. ^ Forster, P.; Ford, A.; Griffith, S.; Benwell, A. (2020). "Helicia blakei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T118139034A122768916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T118139034A122768916.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Foreman, Don B. (1984). "A review of the genus Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) in Australia". Brunonia. 6 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/bru9830059.
  3. ^ a b "Helicia blakei%". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. ^ F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Helicia blakei". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Helicia blakei Foremam". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 412. ISBN 9780958174213. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. ^ Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia blakei Foreman". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 397, map 447. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. Retrieved 6 December 2013.


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