Argophyllum lejourdanii

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Argophyllum lejourdanii
Least Concern (NCA)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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[]

  1. ^ a b "Species profile—Argophyllum lejourdanii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Argophyllum lejourdanii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1863). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae v.4. Biodiversity Heritage Library. Vol. 4. p. 33. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Argophyllum lejourdanii var. cryptophleba". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ 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.

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