Austromuellera

Austromuellera is a genus of only two known species of medium-sized trees, constituting part of the plant family Proteaceae.[2][3][4][5]

Austromuellera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Tribe: Banksieae
Subtribe: Musgraveinae
Genus: Austromuellera
C.T.White[1]
Species

They are endemic to three restricted areas of the wet tropics rainforests of north eastern Queensland, Australia.[3][4][5]

The genus was named in 1930 in honour of Ferdinand von Mueller by Cyril T. White.[1][2][3]

They lie within the tribe Banksieae within the family Proteaceae, their closest relatives are the genera Musgravea and Banksia.

The species are the following:

References
  1. White, Cyril T. (1930). "A new genus of Proteaceae from north Queensland". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 1930 (6): 234–235. doi:10.2307/4111549. JSTOR 4111549.
  2. "Austromuellera%". 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 26 April 2013.
  3. Hyland, Bernie P. M. (1999). "Austromuellera". In Wilson, A. J. G. (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3 (online version). Flora of Australia series. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 173, 175, 396, Fig. 24, Map 174; p. 173, Plate 34, Fig. 23, Map 173. ISBN 978-0-643-06454-6.
  4. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (December 2010). "Factsheet – Austromuellera trinervia". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. Hyland, B. P. M.; Whiffin, T.; Zich, F. A.; et al. (December 2010). "Factsheet – Austromuellera valida". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (6.1, online version RFK 6.1 ed.). Cairns, Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), through its Division of Plant Industry; the Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research; the Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University. Retrieved 8 April 2013.


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