Toechima monticola

Toechima monticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Toechima
Species:	T. monticola
Binomial name
	Toechima monticola; S.T.Reynolds, 1985

Toechima monticola, also known as mountain tamarind, is a species of plant in the lychee family that is endemic to Australia.

Description[]

The species grows as a small tree, with a DBH rarely more than 20 cm. The pinnate leaves have 4–10 leaflets, which are 6–16.5 cm long and 2.8–5.2 cm wide. The flowers occur in inflorescences. The roundish orange fruits are about 20 mm in diameter.^[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

The species is restricted to the area between and the southern margin of the Atherton Tableland, with elevations of 700–1200 m, in the understorey of mature mountain rainforest in tropical Far North Queensland.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Toechima monticola". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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[RFK-1] F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Toechima monticola". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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