Peripentadenia mearsii

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Buff Quandong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Peripentadenia
Species:
P. mearsii
Binomial name
Peripentadenia mearsii
Synonyms

Actephila mearsii C.T.White

Peripentadenia mearsii, commonly known as the buff quandong or grey quandong, is a plant in the family Elaeocarpaceae endemic to a small part of northeastern Queensland, Australia. It is usually seen as a multistemmed tree, and the habitat is tropical rainforest.[2][4]

Description

Peripentadenia mearsii is a tree up to 20 m (66 ft) tall. The leaves are dark green above and paler below with toothed margins. They measure up to 14 cm (5.5 in) long by 5 cm (2.0 in) wide and are held on a petiole about 2 cm (0.79 in) long. The white flowers have 5 petals about 22 mm (0.87 in) long by 13 mm (0.51 in) wide, each with several lobes at their apices. The fruits are globose or ovoid capsules about 30 mm (1.2 in) long by 20 mm (0.79 in) wide, containing a single brown seed enclosed in a red aril.[4][5]

Taxonomy

This species was first described (as Actephila mearsii) by the Australian botanist Cyril Tenison White in 1938, and published in 1939.[5] White's description was based on samples of fruit and leaves only,[4] and he placed the species in the family Euphorbiaceae. However in 1957 another Australian botanist – Lindsay Stuart Smith – erected the new genus Peripentadenia within the family Elaeocarpaceae to accommodate this plant. At the time, it was the only species in the genus.[2][6]

References

  1. ^ "Species profile—Peripentadenia mearsii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Peripentadenia mearsii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Peripentadenia mearsii (C.T.White) L.S.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Peripentadenia mearsii". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b White, C.T. (1939). "Contributions to the Queensland Flora, No. 6". The Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 50: 85. doi:10.5962/p.351649.
  6. ^ "Peripentadenia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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