Backhousia tetraptera
| Backhousia tetraptera | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Backhousia |
| Species: | B. tetraptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Backhousia tetraptera Jackes[1] | |
Backhousia tetraptera is a tree in the family Myrtaceae. The only known population occurs at the foot of Mount Stuart near Townsville in Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
The species grows to between 5 and 12 metres high often with multiple trunks that have a mottled flaking bark including grey, grey-brown and/or pink colouration. The leaves are simple and opposite and are 5.5 to 9 cm long and 1.5 to 3.8cm wide.[2] The white flowers appear in clusters of 10 and have 56 to 65 stamens. Flowering is induced by the first significant rainfall of the wet season, appearing four weeks later.[2] The distinctive fruits are capsules with four wings that appear in clusters and fade from pink to white and dry to brown.[2]
The species was formally described in 2012.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 "Backhousia tetraptera Jackes". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- 1 2 3 4 "Backhousia tetraptera". The Society for Growing Australian Plants Townsville Branch Inc. 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ "Mystery Tree". The Society for Growing Australian Plants Townsville Branch Inc. 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ Harrington, Mark G.; Jackes, Betsy R.; Barrett, M. D.; et al. (2012). "Phylogenetic revision of Backhousieae (Myrtaceae): Neogene divergence, a revised circumscription of Backhousia and two new species". Australian Systematic Botany. 25: 409–414. doi:10.1071/sb12015. Retrieved 29 June 2014.