Deplanchea tetraphylla

Deplanchea tetraphylla is a species of tropical rainforest tree, commonly known as golden bouquet tree, wallaby wireless tree or yellow pagoda flower tree,[1][2] constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae.[5][6]

Deplanchea tetraphylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Deplanchea
Species:
D. tetraphylla
Binomial name
Deplanchea tetraphylla
(R.Br.) F.Muell.[1][2][3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Bulweria nobilissima F.Muell.
  • Deplanchea bulwerii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Diplanthera tetraphylla R.Br.
  • Faradaya chrysoclada K.Schum.
  • Tecomella bulweri F.Muell. nom. inval.

It grows naturally in New Guinea, Aru Islands, Cape York Peninsula and the Wet Tropics of Queensland, north eastern Australia.[1][2][3]

Atop the branches, mature trees have spectacular large bouquets of many yellow flowers, hence popularly planted in wet–tropical Australian horticulture.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Deplanchea tetraphylla (R.Br.) F.Muell.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 Sep 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Deplanchea tetraphylla". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b van Steenis (1977) Flora Malesiana p. 138, photos p. 139–140. "Deplanchea tetraphylla". Retrieved 11 Sep 2014.
  4. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 10 September 2016
  5. ^ "Deplanchea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) database (listing by % wildcard matching of all taxa relevant to Australia). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 Sep 2014.
  6. ^ van Steenis (1977) Flora Malesiana p. 137–138. Digitised, online "Deplanchea". Retrieved 11 Sep 2014.


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