Sphalmium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the protea family.[1][2][3][5] The only species, Sphalmium racemosum, is a large forest tree. Common names include satin silky oak, mystery oak, Mt Lewis oak, poorman's fishtail oak and buff silky oak.[3][5]
| Sphalmium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Genus: | Sphalmium (C.T.White) B.G.Briggs, B.Hyland & L.A.S.Johnson |
| Species: | S. racemosum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Sphalmium racemosum | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Orites racemosa C.T.White[1] | |
The tree grows to 30 m (100 ft) or more. It is endemic to the upland rainforests of the wet tropics region of northeastern Queensland, Australia.[2][3][5]
History
editBotanists Barbara Briggs, Bernie Hyland and Lawrie Johnson named the new genus, updated the description and named the new species combination in 1975.[2][4] They based the new species combination name on Cyril T. White's 1939 description of Orites racemosa, now a synonym.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d White, Cyril T. (1939). "Orites racemosa". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 50: 85.
- ^ a b c d Briggs, Barbara G.; Hyland, Bernie P.M.; Johnson, Lawrie A.S. (1975). "Sphalmium, a distrinctive genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland". Australian Journal of Botany. 23 (1). pp. 165–172, fig. 1. doi:10.1071/BT9750165.
- ^ a b c d Hewson, Helen J. (1995). "Sphalmium". In McCarthy, Patrick (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 16: Eleagnaceae, Proteaceae 1 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 342–343, Figs 81, 159, Map 394. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3.
- ^ a b "Sphalmium racemosum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Sphalmium racemosum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
 | This Proteaceae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Australian eudicot article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This tree-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |