Helicia grayi

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Helicia grayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Helicia
Species:
H. grayi
Binomial name
Helicia grayi

Helicia grayi, also named Gray's silky oak, is a species of rainforest trees, of northeastern Queensland, Australia, from the flowering plant family Proteaceae.

They are endemic to the northern upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics region, from about 400 to 1,200 m (1,300 to 3,900 ft) altitude.[2][3][4][5][6]

As of December 2013 this species has the official, current, Queensland government conservation status of "near threatened" species.[1]

They have been recorded growing up to about 15 m (50 ft) tall.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Queensland Government (27 September 2013). "Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 2006" (PDF). Nature Conservation Act 1992. Online, accessed from www.legislation.qld.gov.au. Australia. p. 70. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b Foreman, Don B. (1984). "A review of the genus Helicia Lour. (Proteaceae) in Australia". Brunonia. 6 (1): 59–72. doi:10.1071/bru9830059.
  3. ^ a b "Helicia grayi%". 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 4 December 2013.
  4. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Helicia grayi". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ Foreman, Don B. (1995). "Helicia grayi Foreman". 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. 397, map 446. ISBN 978-0-643-05692-3. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). "Helicia grayi Foreman". Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 412. ISBN 9780958174213. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.