Argophyllum lejourdanii
Argophyllum lejourdanii | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Argophyllaceae |
Genus: | Argophyllum |
Species: | A. lejourdanii
|
Binomial name | |
Argophyllum lejourdanii |
Argophyllum lejourdanii is a plant in the Argophyllaceae family endemic to a part of north eastern Queensland, Australia. It was described and named in 1863.
Taxonomy[]
This species was first described (as A. lejourdani) in 1863 by the by the German-born Australian botanist Ferdinand von Mueller who published it in his work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae.[2][3][4] In a 1900 review published in The Queensland Flora, Frederick Manson Bailey described a new subspecies L. l. var. cryptophleba and respelled the species epithet with an extra "i", making it lejourdanii,[5] presumably as a correction of the Latin grammar.[citation needed] More than a hundred years later, Anthony Bean and Paul Forster conducted a wide-scale review of the genus in which they redefined A. lejourdanii and described seven new species—including promoting A. l. var. cryptophleba to species status as . They publishing their findings in the Journal Austrobaileya in 2018.[6]
The type specimen for this species was collected in 1863 in the Kennedy District of north Queensland by John Dallachy.[3][6]
Etymology[]
The genus name Argophyllum is derived from Ancient Greek Árgos meaning white or shining, and phúllon meaning leaf. It refers to the white colouration of the underside of the leaves.[6] The species epithet lejourdanii is named for who was one of Mueller's correspondents.[2][6]
Distribution and habitat[]
A. lejourdanii is endemic to north eastern Queensland, from Murray Falls near Cardwell north to Mount Elliot south of Townsville, at elevations ranging from 100 to 600 m (330 to 1,970 ft).[3][6] It usually inhabits open forest but is also found on the edges of rainforest, near rocky outcrops, and along stream margins.[3][6]
Conservation[]
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.[1] As of 26 August 2021, it has not been assessed by the IUCN.
References[]
- ^ a b "Species profile—Argophyllum lejourdanii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Argophyllum lejourdanii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Argophyllum lejourdanii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae v.4. Biodiversity Heritage Library. Vol. 4. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Argophyllum lejourdanii var. cryptophleba". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Bean, A.R.; Forster, P.I. (2018). "A taxonomic revision of Argophyllum J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Argophyllaceae) in Australia" (PDF). Austrobaileya. 10 (2): 207–235. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
External links[]
- View a map of recorded sightings of Argophyllum lejourdanii at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Nature Conservation Act least concern biota
- Endemic flora of Australia
- Flora of Queensland
- Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
- Taxa named by Frederick Manson Bailey
- Argophyllaceae