Diploglottis macrantha, commonly known as Cape tamarind, is a plant in the lychee family Sapindaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub or small tree reaching up to 5 m (16 ft) tall which inhabits rainforest, monsoon forest and gallery forest on Cape York Peninsula. It was first described` by the Australian botanist Sally T. Reynolds in 1981. The common name refers to its native region of Cape York.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Diploglottis |
| Species: | D. macrantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Diploglottis macrantha | |
Conservation
editAs of October 2024[update], this species has been assessed to be of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and by the Queensland Government under its Nature Conservation Act.[1][6]
Gallery
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Foliage
References
edit- ^ a b Louden, M. (2024). "Diploglottis macrantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T239631178A239631180. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Diploglottis macrantha". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Diploglottis macrantha L.S.Sm. & S.T.Reynolds". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Diploglottis macrantha". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Reynolds, S.T. (1981). "Notes on Sapindaceae in Australia, I". Austrobaileya. 1 (4): 395. JSTOR 41738625.
- ^ "Species profile—Diploglottis macrantha". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
External links
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